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Is your car’s diagnositic system OBD-1 or OBD-2?

May 21st, 2009

Brian, the founder of GotEngines.com is on a quest for more knowledge. He asked me what is a diagnostic link connector? And I was happy to oblige!! The ALCL link (Assembly Line Communications Link). Or more commonly referred to as a DLC (Diagnostic Link Connector). All OBD-1 and OBD-2 cars, although the OBD-2 connector has to be [...]

Tags: Check engine light, engine diagnosis
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Why is the Ford car and truck engine a best seller?

April 28th, 2009

There is no definitive answer to that. I know Ford claims to sell more trucks than anyone, but the ratio of engine failures is higher than Chevrolet engines or Dodge engines. This ratio goes up in the Truck category. I have heard that certain aftermarket engine oil filters can cause engine failures in Ford engines. Other [...]

Tags: Ford Engines, rebuilt ford engines, Used Engines Sales
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We Are Not Joking Around at GotEngines.com…

March 28th, 2009

I don’t understand why a couple of well respected and famous guys would answer a question as stupid as the one Click and Clack answered today in our local newspaper. I breeze through their column as often as possible. I don’t understand why they continue to answer silly unqualified car questions when people need real [...]

Tags: engine edu., GotEngines.com Articles
Posted in Engine Univ. | 1 Comment » Engines

What is an Internal Combustion Engine?

February 3rd, 2009

Internal combustion is what we call a car engine. AKA internal combustion engine(ICE). All gasoline, propane, bio-diesel and diesel engines are ICE’s. This means that pressure in the cylinders causes an explosion in the combustion chamber and forces the pistons to move up and down in a sequenced order to make power. Easy, right?

Tags: internal combustion engines, Second Hand Engines, Used Engines Sales
Posted in Engine Univ. | 13 Comments » Engines

Are You Thinking Of A Brand New Engine?

January 23rd, 2009

Lots of people don’t even look at the option of buying a Brand New engine. The word ‘new’ just scares people to death, compared to words like: used engine or rebuilt/reconditioned/remanufactured/overhauled engine. The educated, qualified consumer would absolutely look into a new engine.

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[/caption] What exactly is a new engine? I know [...]

Tags: got engines, new engines, Used Engines Sales
Posted in Engine Univ. | 6 Comments » Engines

What’s The Difference Between Rebuilt, Reconditioned, Remanufactured,

January 22nd, 2009

and an Overhaul regarding engines? Stumped? I bet a lot of people are. Lets get down to the task of sorting these terms out. We discussed the pros and cons of used, pre-owned and second hand engines yesterday.

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[/caption] Realistically speaking, as far as I’m concerned this is easy to demystify because [...]

Tags: engines, overhaul, rebuilt, recondition, remanufactured
Posted in Engine Univ. | 9 Comments » Engines

Pros and Cons Of Second Hand or Used Engines?

January 21st, 2009

Our well educated engine replacement specialists can help you decide what engine is in your best interest depending on your specific needs. The process goes better if the consumer has a good idea of what is in their best interest. The article on Startegies on how to choose a replacement engine and understanding how to [...]

Tags: Engine Univ., Used Engines Sales
Posted in Engine Univ. | 22 Comments » Engines

Startegies on How to Choose a Replacement Engine?

January 20th, 2009

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[/caption] When it comes to engine failures, most people have no clue what to do. Thoughts like ‘who do I call and what do I ask for’ start to enter the mind. Fear starts to manifest itself, when in fact, what we need is some basic education. Essentially we want to [...]

Tags: engine edu., Engine News Tips
Posted in Engine Univ. | 12 Comments » Engines


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