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Chevy Engines. Generation 111 Small Block Motors.

March 18th, 2010
The Generation III Vortec Chevy Engines with 5300cc, or more commonly called the LM7/LM4/L59/L33, is a V8 truck engine. It is a longer stroke version of the Vortec 4800 and replaced the 5700 L31. The L59 denotes a flexible fuel version, while the LM7 was the standard version of the engine. The LM7 Vortec 5300 was [...]
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A Partial General Motors Engine Guide.

March 16th, 2010
Starting with the four cylinder rebuilt Chevrolet engines, to the full line of General Motors engines here is a fairly complete list of engines from the Iron duke 4 cylinder engine to the Vortec 5000 L30 is a V8 truck engine. Lets get started.. Four Cylinders 2200 (2.2L) The Vortec 2200 is a OHV straight-4 truck engine. It [...]
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Out of Control Toyota Prius, it’s not the engines fault.

March 11th, 2010
We have been watching and reading the unbelievable story on runaway Toyota Prius models. I saw the actual interview on this video last night on TV. We know it is not actually the car engines fault. Here is the article that goes along with it. On Monday James Sikes, seen at left, drove his Toyota Prius [...]
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This is not a Car Engine Tip….

March 10th, 2010

Don't get the Blues from broken windshield wipers..

[/caption] Although we sell engines and other related automotive parts, I have an unrelated winter time tip for you. Since we just spent 411.00 dollars on the repair, you may be interested in what happened and why. My moms car is a [...]
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Car Engines need some Spring Cleaning too.

March 9th, 2010

Sweep away winter engine problems

[/caption] As the winter breaks and spring time comes, this is the most opportune time to do some service on your car, truck, RV, or whatever you drive. The winter this year was particularly bad, even in Florida where I live it got close to 30 degrees. That’s [...]
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Change the timing belt on your cars engine, or else..

February 28th, 2010
Most car engines must have their timing belts changed around 60,000 or 80,000 miles. Since many cars have an interference engine, the valves and pistons can make contact if the valve timing is sufficiently far off, having the belt or its tensioner break could be a very expensive proposition. Wouldn’t it be smart to [...]
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1957 Plymouth Burried for 50 Years Unearthed.

February 21st, 2010

Got Engines?

[/caption] picture courtesy of New York Times Here is a nice story I saw in the New York Times newspaper about a car that ended up in New Jersey an hour west of New York City. A car buried in Oklahoma in 1957, dug up there in 2007 and then shipped [...]
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Ford Duratec Engines Asssembly Video.

February 20th, 2010
Virtually the same way parts come from the robots out of nowhere to assemble and install all of the components on Ford Duratec Engines, very much like the factory. The video shows some of the critical steps in the operation. Such as the valve-train, which includes the camshaft, valves, lifters and the rest of the [...]
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1989 S-10 Blazer with a Chevy 2.8L engine.

February 17th, 2010

Scrambled? Chevy Engines for Sale

[/caption] Here I am diagnosing a problem with a Chevy 2.8L S-10 engine. It is a ‘89 model and had a miss. Actually when you start it up cold it runs well for a few minutes, the it starts to miss mildly and by the [...]
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Maximum Performance Rebuilt Engines For Sale.

February 12th, 2010

Nascar Engines: Rebuilt Engines

[/caption] Jimmie Johnson is king of the mountain until another driver knocks him off—that’s the logic that has made Johnson Sporting News’ pick to repeat as NASCAR Sprint Cup champion for the fifth straight season. His car uses Chevrolet Engines prepared beyond max. Started three races in [...]
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