August 24, 2020
The $10 fix: Harmonic balancer repair sleeve.
Though the timing cover crankshaft (front) seal is much easier to replace than the rear main seal, it can offer…
Category: Learning Series
June 29, 2020
Fluid dynamics: Understanding working fluids.
Pop quiz: You have two pick-up trucks. One has a manual transmission, and the other an automatic transmission. Both units…
June 5, 2020
Noise, vibration, and harshness: What the machine is telling you.
Within the engineering community, there is a discipline called NVH for noise, vibration, and harshness. An experienced farmer can survey…
May 14, 2020
Glow plug knowhow: The key to a fast-starting diesel engine.
Whereas a gasoline engine uses the arcing of the spark plug to begin combustion, a diesel needs a heat source…
April 23, 2020
Under pressure: The importance of the radiator pressure cap.
NEVER OPEN WHEN HOT UNDER PRESSURE, is the unpunctuated warning we have all seen on the pressure cap of an…
April 21, 2020
Diesel engine dual-thermostat systems: if one is good, two are better!
Most, if not all, large diesel engines found in trucks and farm equipment employ a dual-thermostat system. For the most…
April 7, 2020
Saturation Time: Checking GM HEI module dwell.
In 1975, General Motors, thru their Delco Electronics Division, completely rethought how an ignition coil was controlled. This was accomplished…
April 2, 2020
To the mat! Is it really going full-throttle?
Often a problem such as a lack of power with an engine has the fix elude us. We are all…
March 26, 2020
What you need to know about oil viscosity.
Few subjects other than farm equipment “color” loyalty bring more heated discussions (arguments may be a better term) than engine…
March 24, 2020
Making sense of new, rebuilt, and remanufactured.
Words have meanings, and though life has become more complicated today, that simple fact remains the same. When exploring a…
