Can I reuse head bolts? It's a broad question, so the answer is mainly yes and sometimes no. It depends on the application, meaning what engine do you have and how do you intend to use it? The one ...

Modern internal combustion engines are under a lot of stress during normal operation. In particular, there's a lot of tension between the cylinder head and the engine block, especially in diesel ...

At 7,500 rpm, the pistons in your race engine reach either top-dead-center or bottom-dead-center and change directions 25 times per second. That means the piston goes from traveling at top piston ...

If you use a gasoline-powered V-8 pickup or SUV to tow a trailer, chances are you're going to eventually have an exhaust leak caused by broken manifold bolts or studs. We have a 2004 Dodge Durango ...

Horse Sense:New small-block cylinder heads just keep coming. We've lost count, but there are, or have been, around 40 aftermarket cylinder heads since the 5.0 H.O. engine made the scene. A long time ...

In Tonawanda, N.Y., General Motors‘ factory temporarily installs a bolt with an embedded passive RFID tag on every cylinder head and engine block that GM uses to make its Gen 5 six- and eight-cylinder ...

We have already discussed here a wide list of procedures you can do yourself on your Toyota VVTi engine, from removing the valve cover to the crankshaft. In this article, our focus will be on how to ...