The overhauled engine was tested at home (a temporary fuel supply and exhaust pipe have been rigged and a hose is supplying cooling water) before it was installed back in Tudor Rose. Photo: Charles Beddingfield.Charles Beddingfield's classic yacht's old BMC 1.8 diesel engine was smoking badly. Rather than shell out for a new engine, he stripped and rebuilt the old one for a fraction of the cost of a replacement. When I started Tudor Rose’s old BMC (British Motor Corporation) 1.8 diesel engi...| Practical Boat Owner
Recently, John Thornton from Autotrain in Illinois was called in to determine the cause of an issue with a 6F35 transmission in a 2017 Ford Truck Escape 4WD using a 1.5L Ecoboost engine. The vehicle had been to two different shops. One diagnosed it as a transmission problem while the other shop said it was The post Is It the Transmission or the Engine? appeared first on Transmission Digest.| Transmission Digest
The interconnections were made from copper pipe and fire-resistant marine fuel hose to BS EN ISO 7840. The check valve can be seen in the foreground. Photo: Russell Seaton.Onboard his Albin Ballad 30, Russell Seaton incorporates novel race car technology into a fuel supply and polishing setup into his boat's fuel system. It’s always a good idea to take a closer look at your boat’s fuel system. After we bought Noontide, our …Continue reading »| Practical Boat Owner
The motorboat buyer is spoilt for choice, but how you plan to use your boat will quickly narrow the field. Photo: Richard Langdon/Ocean Images.Jake Kavanagh looks at the main buying choices for your first motorboat, including interior layout options, style of hull, type of engine, and new vs used. There are many reasons why people want to buy a motorboat – the recent Covid-19 pandemic (and a generally unstable …Continue reading »| Practical Boat Owner
Kenworth and WyoTech launched the Kenworth NextTech program in 2025, giving students hands-on training, Kenworth certifications, and access to advanced diagnostic tools.| Fleet Equipment Magazine
The golden rule for libraries is to support integration with as many parent apps as possible because you want to cover as much as you can of the full spectrum of customers.| avohq.io
Volvo Trucks North America President Peter Voorhoeve talks about the potentially surprising role diesel can play in sustainability.| Fleet Equipment Magazine
Two engines, one strategy: Volvo Trucks aligns its variable geometry turbo and turbo compounding engines with application demands.| Fleet Equipment Magazine
The Cummins B6.7 Octane engine will be available for order later this year in Kenworth’s line of Class 5-7 conventional trucks.| Fleet Equipment Magazine
Eighteen new engines by Roger Butzen are now on display at the Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum courtesy of the Engine Collection of Paul and Paula Knapp.| The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
It doesn’t take long. If you hang around bikers, you begin to hear terms like “panhead” and “shovelhead.” They have even have become common on some TV shows, like American Pickers, where you might hear Mike remarking on a knucklehead he has come across. This lingo is almost a secret code for the true biker … Continue reading Panheads, Knuckleheads & Shovelheads, Oh My!| Loud Pipes, Leather and Hardtails
I’m replaying Quake—or rather, finally giving it a proper playthrough since I was a Duke …| Brain Baking
