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The crankshaft main bores are the foundation of every engine block. The alignment of the main bores is important because...
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The crankshaft main bores are the foundation of every engine block. The alignment of the main bores is important because...
The old 1.9L was modified and upgraded in the process of making it into the 2.0L. The new engine...
The big news is the passage of new tax legislation, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003...
Although "change" is a frightening word to many people, reasons Yamato Engine Specialists’ Asiff Dhanani, there’s simply no point in...
Quick question for you: if the car you drove to work today suddenly needed repairs, how much would be...
At my shop, Import Machine Service in Framingham, MA, we do a lot of flow testing and head porting, and...
Thrust bearings are used to control end play in the crankshaft. End play is important because it limits the fore...
Ask Mike Schaefer, incoming chairman of the Engine Rebuilders Association (AERA) what the association means to him and he’ll have...
No history of the American West would be complete without extensive recollections of Dodge City, KS. Formed as a convenient...
Occasionally the rebuilding industry needs to sit back and review what has occurred over the past few years to get...
When it comes to cleaning engines, there seems to be as many processes and machines to get parts clean as...
McLaren, like Cosworth and Ferrari, is a name that for both pro engine builders and race enthusiasts alike is synonymous...
This month we are going to look at some issues that have certainly been identified in previous issues of Engine...
Sometimes patience and perseverance pays off. Over eight years ago my client, the Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association (APRA), learned that...
The competition faced by engine builders has never been tougher. There seems to be no end to the new car...
Getting away from the day-to-day grind and going to a seminar or conference with fellow shop owners and machinists has...
When we asked the simple question "What are your cleaning costs?" we uncovered a complex answer. For many Engine Builder...
Business has been flat to down for many engine builders and their suppliers over the past year or more. However,...
Q. To eliminate head gasket failures on Cat diesels, how should the heads be torqued? A. Pressurizing the cooling system...
One of the advantages of an overhead cam cylinder head is that it eliminates the need for certain valvetrain components....
