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A Rebuilt Engine Gives Your Car a New Lease on Life

November 1st, 2009

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One of the biggest investments many folks make is to buy a car. As your car ages certain problems will occur, engines and other parts wear out. This is to be expected. But what does one do when the writing is on the wall, meaning your engine is getting tired, leaking oil and simply not [...]
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What is Pre-Ignition or engine knock in Internal Combustion engines?

September 25th, 2009
If you hear a knocking sound from your cars engine, mostly under acceleration, this is a symptom of pre-ignition or auto-ignition. What happens is that the fuel-air in the combustion chamber ignites spontaneously resulting in a very rapid reaction of a portion or all of the fuel-air mixture. This fast release of heat results in [...]
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The Market for Remaufactured Engines is Stronger than Ever..

September 24th, 2009
About 700,000 people were able to take advantage of the government’s Cash for Clunkers program, but not everyone had the option. Some people’s vehicles didn’t qualify, and other people may not have been in the financial position to take on the expense of a new vehicle. For those who fall into these two categories, there still [...]
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A rebuilt engine is one ingredient in a recipe for better fuel mileage..

September 21st, 2009
Here is one of the most important updates I made to my truck to, #1. improve fuel mileage #2. modernize the truck and add lots of engine life. This has little to do with engines, but combine it with an updated engine and you have a real achievement to be proud of. The best part [...]
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Rebuilt Engines that get more fuel mileage..

September 21st, 2009
Here is a success story. It shows how to make some moderate changes in a vehicles engine and come out with more fuel  mileage and better emissions. It happens to be a personal story,  in retrospect we performed this type of procedure on many vehicles, before I sold my shop 3 years ago. My truck is [...]
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Rebuilt Clunker Engines perform better than advertised..

September 21st, 2009
The think that kills me about the cash for clunkers program is that the ‘poor’ people who don’t have credit or can’t afford payments that really got laid open in the deal. The next words to come out of my head will be about how I would have executed, excuse me, I mean orchestrated it! First [...]
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We put our money in our Rebuilt Engines, not sensationalitic advertising…

September 17th, 2009
We already know how easy it is to be ‘taken’ in the automotive repair world. Regardless of your situation, it is hard to find an automotive engine supplier, a car dealer, or any automotive related business who is on the level. Especially on the service side. Parts are easier to sort out in terms of [...]
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We Got Rebuilt engines for sale cheap…

September 16th, 2009
I can remember rebuilding a few engines in my 48 plus years of being a mechanic. Although I’m 56 years old, I was goofing around with lawn mower engines when I was 4 years old. I didn’t go to college, I became a mechanic, as far as I was concerned I was a cheap kid [...]
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The best rebuilt engines for sale cheap…

September 12th, 2009
The success of buying a rebuilt engine is largely due to choosing the best parts to use. We have spoken about hard parts like the camshaft assembly and oil pumps, and we have spoken on soft parts, such as bearings, seals, gaskets and o-rings. The quality of the parts used is as much part of [...]
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An Automotive Engine repair shop you can trust in Kensington, Maryland…

September 9th, 2009
I wanted to share with you an experience my sister had with a repair shop in Kensington, Maryland. My home town. I’m very familiar with Tom and think the world of him, but I had no idea of the incident until way after it happened. It just that it has nothing to do with engines, [...]
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