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Machining Cylinder Head To Accept Valve Seats

Valve Seats: Learn How To Install And Grind Valve Seats

11/30/2024

Learning how to machine, install and grind valve seats, can help solve many, valve leakage and valve burning issues. First, the growth of the valve seat market, can be traced back to the early 1970s. […]

Engine Oil Sludge: Is Caused By Your Engine Oil Breaking Down

11/28/2024

So, engine oil sludge, is actually the thickening, and breaking down of your engine oil. As a result, it’s increasingly less able to do the hard work, of lubricating and cleaning the engine. Engine oil […]

Blue Smoke Coming Out Of Exhaust Pipe From Burning Oil

Burning Oil: Blue Smoke Is Coming Out Of My Exhaust Pipe

11/25/2024

It can be a gut wrenching feeling, to start your vehicle and find smoke spewing out of the exhaust pipe. Signs of burning oil, are usually accompanied by, blue smoke from the exhaust pipe. For […]

Coolant Recovery Tank: What Does It Do and Why Do You Need It

11/24/2024

A coolant recovery tank, is a tank designed to collect hot coolant from the radiator, as the coolant expands. However, as the engine cools down, the coolant in the rad contracts, creating a vacuum in […]

Comparing Spark Plug Color For A Quick Diagnosis

Spark Plug Color: Learn The Symptoms And Recommendations

11/23/2024

A visual inspection of the spark plug color will display symptoms, and conditions of what’s happening inside your engine. So, the experienced technician, can analyze the plugs, and track down the root cause of many […]

Rough Engine Idle and Misfires When Cold: GM V8 Engines

11/21/2024

Rough Engine Idle and Misfires When Cold on GM 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L engines is common, and getting harder to diagnose. As, GM V8 engines are prone to a rough idle, and engine misfire when cold. […]

Coil On Plug Ignition System (COP) on Engine

Coil On Plug Ignition System: A Game Changer in Coil Technology

11/18/2024

The most sophisticated, of all ignition systems. The coil on plug ignition system (COP), places an ignition coil, directly on the top of each spark plug. As a result, (COP) ignition eliminates the need for […]

Valves And Piston Rings Seal Compression

Valves and Piston Rings: Problems, Causes and Solutions

11/15/2024

Valves and piston rings, are crucial for your engine to function properly. Aside from your head gasket, these are the parts that are responsible for, sealing the combustion chamber. Most of the time, valves and […]

Using Torque Wrench to Tighten Torque To Yield Bolts

Torque To Yield Bolts (TTY): What Exactly Are They

11/12/2024

Torque to yield bolts, are exactly what they sound like. So, when tightened, they stretch to the point of yield. Many vehicle manufacturers use torque to yield bolts. Especially, on engines with aluminum heads, and […]

Engine Fuel System: Signs of Trouble and What to Check

11/10/2024

So, the engine fuel systems job, sounds pretty basic. It delivers fuel from the fuel tank, to the engine. Testing the engine fuel system, is relatively simple. Engine fuel system consists of the filler hose, […]

Engine Noise: Common Causes and Solutions

11/09/2024

Many drivers just ignore engine noise, and hope that it’ll just go away on its own. Chances are it won’t, and that engine noise will only get worse, leaving you with an even bigger problem. […]

Leaking Head Gasket: Causes and Symptoms Explained

11/04/2024

By learning what the leaking head gasket symptoms are, you may be able to save yourself, thousands in repairs. Consequently, a leaking head gasket, can lead to repairs to the tune of, $1000 to $3000. […]

Diagnose Engine Problems - With Nothing More Than Your Senses

Diagnose Engine Problems: With Your Sight, Hearing, Touch and Smell

11/01/2024

By paying attention to your car, you can diagnose engine problems, with your sight, hearing, touch and smell. Most of the time the driver, will be the first to notice, when something is starting to […]

Valve Cover Gasket Leaks: There Are Common Warning Signs

11/01/2024

Stopping valve cover gasket leaks, between the valve cover and the cylinder head, is very important, for many reasons. Above all, the valve cover gasket needs to do it’s job, without any flaws. But, valve […]