WIX Filters Showcases Heavy-Duty Product Line in Maintenance Initiative
WIX Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products, is featuring its extensive heavy-duty product line in a comprehensive fuel maintenance initiative. Given the diverse range of heavy-duty customers, from small and medium sized fleets to light-duty larger vehicles, WIX saw a need to create a more expansive product line aimed at making these customers’ lives a little easier. The new product line includes filters, test kits, fuel water absorbers and additives.
Goodson Heavy-Duty Portable Cylinder Hone
The Goodson Brand Heavy-Duty Portable Cylinder Hone has an adjustment range of 2-1/2″ to 5-1/2″. Add the optional Master Holder and Stone Supports and you can extend the range up 15″. This portable cylinder hone has a 12″ long drive shank with 5/8″ -11 thread. Stones sold separately. NOTE: Replaces HN-218 Heavy-Duty Portable Cylinder Hone and HN-218-HD Heavy-Duty Portable Cylinder Hone.
Delphi Launches Heavy-Duty Repair Program
Delphi Product & Service Solutions (DPSS) announced the launch of its global Electronic Unit Pump (EUP) and Smart Injector repair program for high performance, heavy-duty (HD) applications. The product launch provides Delphi’s authorized repair network the potential service opportunity of almost two million EUP and Smart injector units. Delphi’s EUP uses proven valve technology from
Magnum by MSI adds Heavy-Duty Gaskets to Growing Product Line
MSI (Modern Silicone Technologies Inc.)has announced the addition of 99 new individually boxed heavy-duty gaskets andseals for popular Class 3 to Class 8 diesel truck engines. “MSI is one of the few companies in theworld with the huge molding presses and precision tooling required tosuccessfully mold the large format, complex gaskets found on today’s dieselengines,”
Heavy-Duty Coolant Options
While the fundamental duty of engine coolants has not changed – they must transfer excess heat and offer freeze and boiling protection, plus corrosion and liner protection – modern coolants must transfer more heat than in the past, largely due to new emissions systems. When considering the energy consumed to power a heavy-duty diesel
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Orders Reach Highest Level This Year
October net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for NorthAmerican markets were 18,914 units, up 24 percent from September,according to ACT Research Co. Medium-duty Classes 5-7 net orders alsogained sequentially, posting 19 percent month-over-month growth. The Class 8 net orders were the second highest monthly total sinceApril 2008. Only a brief one-month surge in
Heavy-Duty Diesel: Big Opportunity, Big Challenges
One of the most sought-after status symbols in America is a pickup truck with a Cummins, Duramax or Powerstroke engine. The expectation continues that diesel automotive engines will soon find their way in larger numbers to our shores. A rebounding economy should help get trucks moving again and recapture some lost maintenance dollars. First, what
EPA Certifies 2010 Cummins Heavy-Duty, Midrange Engines
The certification means that the Cummins 2010 engine lineup foron-highway applications meets the near-zero emissions levels requiredfor all engines manufactured in 2010, Cummins said in a statement. The EPA regulations, which took effect Jan. 1, set nitrogen oxideand particulate matter emissions levels of 0.2 grams and 0.01 grams perbrake-horsepower-hour, respectively. Cummins will utilize selective catalytic
CNC Machines for Heavy-Duty or Industrial Engines
On one hand, automating certain commonly performed machining processes means you only have to do the initial setup once and the machine does the rest. It frees up the machine operator to do something else, and it reduces the risk of human error when doing tedious, repetitive tasks. On the other hand, making the transition
Engine Manufacturers Ready to Implement 2010 Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards
TheEngine Manufacturers Association (EMA) said its members are on scheduleand ready to meet the EPA’s stringent 2010 emission standards forheavy-duty engines. Engine manufacturers have invested heavily in engineering technologicalsolutions and design changes to meet the new NOx emission standard thatis required for 2010 model-year engines and see no technologicalbarriers to meeting the standard, according to
Cummins to add SCR Aftertreatment to its On-Highway 2010 Heavy-Duty Engines
Cummins Inc. says it will add Selective CatalyticReduction (SCR) aftertreatment to its heavy-duty products for 2010 todeliver improved fuel efficiency for its customers. Cummins will combine recent advancements incatalyst technology with its unique engine systems to achieve thesignificant fuel economy improvements, the company said. The newcatalyst technology, using copper zeolite, offers a greater conversionrate of
Complying With Clean Air Laws Is Heavy-Duty Proposition
Heavy-duty engine rebuilders have a long and welcome nonhistory with Federal and state clean air agencies. At their inception, the major agencies
Washington Way: Revolutionary Or Evolutionary? Changes To Heavy-Duty Engines Are On The Way
Revolution! The very word suggests radical change, violence, upheaval and catastrophic damage. We most often associate revolutions with politics, in which one group or one locality takes action to separate itself from another. But revolution also refers to events or activities that by their very nature change the way we live, think or act. For
Cloyes to Acquire ATI
Cloyes has announced the acquisition of ATI, a leading front-end accessory drive pulley and tensioner supplier.
MAHLE PowerPak Pistons for Big Block Mopar Engines
These new shelf-stocked PowerPak piston sets from MAHLE are for the 383 and 400 B series and 440 RB series Mopar engines.
Hot Shot’s Secret Black Diamond Outlaw 10W-30 Synthetic Engine Oil
Formulated for extreme protection and high TBN levels, ideal for street or strip.
Dart Fully Counterweighted LS Crankshaft
These eight-counterweight cranks are precision CNC-machined from premium 4340 steel billet.
Rislone DEF Crystal Clean
First-of-its-kind product removes damaging crystals from SCR systems, clears P20EE codes.
Graymills CTU SonicMAX Ultrasonic Cleaning System
The console’s small footprint make these units ideal for job site “cell” cleaning applications or where space is critical.
Diesel Daydreams at R&R Engine and Machine
We’ve know R&R Engine and Machine owner Bryan Menke for quite some time. He’s just down the road from our HQ in Akron, OH, so we recently stopped in to see what was new at the shop, which specializes in light, medium and heavy-duty diesel engine work. There’s literally nothing R&R can’t handle, so check
