June 26, 2018
Machining 101: The cylinder head
With the proper procedures for servicing the engine block and rotating assembly reviewed in the previous installments of this series,…
Category: Learning Series
June 26, 2018
Keep your cool – Professional cooling system advice.
The components of a cooling system can only do their intended job when proper service is employed. Often, the efficiency…
June 26, 2018
Machining 101: The engine block
An engine can be broken down into three categories: block, rotating assembly and cylinder head. Though they are all important,…
June 25, 2018
Biodiesel Basics: What you need to know
Biodiesel’s roots grow deep in the soil of American farms. Yet there is a great deal of misinformation. The…
June 8, 2018
Nozzle Rx: Maintaining mechanical injectors
For more than fifty years most if not all engines that power farm equipment have been of the compression ignition…
June 8, 2018
Breathe Easy: Tier IV emissions control made simple
Photos and Charts: John Deere and the author. In New Jersey where I farm, the television and radio stations broadcast…
June 6, 2018
DVOM, Part 2
Diagnostics using a DVOM In Part 1 the basics of a DVOM were covered. I will now provide an…
June 6, 2018
Multimeters made easy, Part 1
Getting the most out of your DVOM. The only way to accurately diagnose an electrical circuit is with a…
June 6, 2018
Turbocharger service tips, Part 2
An engine that was factory designed for forced induction considers the turbocharger a main component much like a crankshaft. It…
June 6, 2018
The basics of turbocharging, Part 1
If ever there were a mechanical marriage made in Heaven it is a diesel engine and a turbocharger. On…
