Time was when a valve job was done with some valve-grinding compound and a vacuum cup on a stick. But no more. Today's high performance engines require the same machining precision in the valves that ...

Learning how to build and understand a mini engine is an exciting journey for anyone interested in mechanics. A mini engine, ...

An engine is like a safe deposit box with two locks. You can unlock one of these with such keys as carburetors, manifolds and ignition. But you can't open it up and get all the performance you want ...

Inside the engine are several fascinating parts, which you can see in Figure 7-8. At the top are the cylinder heads. These contain the mechanisms that allow the valves to open and close, letting the ...

It’s well known that, years ago, some genius at AMC decided it would be a good idea to put plastic valve covers on Jeep 4.2L (258ci) engines. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for them to start ...

Seems like the Ford 302 V-8 engine is all but forgotten. It also seems the new standard for building a sweet Dime is to put a V-8 in your S-10 truck. With all these Dime minis sporting big powerplants ...

Regardless of what type of vehicle you drive, if it was built in the last few decades, its engine has some form of emissions control system designed to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of ...