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…
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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…
March 19, 2020
Smoke Signals: What exhaust smoke tells you.
When an engine, either gas or diesel, is running correctly and has no mechanical issues, there is nothing visible but…
March 16, 2020
Proper brake fluid renewing procedures.
Whenever the hydraulic part of a braking system is invaded, air will be introduced, and it will have to be…
March 6, 2020
Fluid Dynamics – A discussion on hydraulic motors.
You do not have to look too hard to find a hydraulic motor performing work on a farm. Be it…
February 26, 2020
Recycling center: Making sense of EGR
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is a topic that I always cover in any engine seminar I deliver to the agricultural…
February 24, 2020
Charge it up! Charging system diagnostics.
Everywhere you look on modern farm equipment, you will find electronics. From the diesel engine to the planter seed meters,…
January 24, 2020
Why head gaskets fail.
The best way in life to avoid a problem is by determining what not to do instead of what you…
January 17, 2020
Using a smoke machine to find vacuum and other leaks.
Fluid leaks are usually easy to find, just look for the drips; but vacuum leaks in an engine are not…
January 6, 2020
Why you need to service an oxygen sensor.
Since 1981, most light-duty gas engines found in road vehicles employed an oxygen sensor. By 1987, every spark ignition road…
