When purchasing a camshaft for your diesel engine, one question that often comes up is whether or not your old cam will be accepted as a core. The part can only be deemed an acceptable core if it can be rebuilt.
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Failure Analysis: How Can My Crankshaft be Bent?
It keeps your engine moving and is vital to the overall health of your rig. So when something goes wrong with your crankshaft, the results can be disastrous. One cause of crankshaft failure is a bend or distortion in the part. It’s important to know how this occurs and the impact it has on your engine.
Continue reading Failure Analysis: How Can My Crankshaft be Bent?The Causes of Oil Pump Failure
Oil pumps are critical to the mechanics of the rest of the diesel engine. Without proper oil circulation, the moving parts of the engine cannot work properly. That’s why oil pump failure is such a big deal. Help prevent failure by understanding what causes it. When your oil pump fails, its probably for one of the following reasons.
Continue reading The Causes of Oil Pump FailureWhat Is a 48-Volt Heated Aftertreatment System?
The diesel industry is entering another major emissions transition.
Beginning with EPA 2027 heavy-duty emissions regulations, diesel engines will face some of the strictest nitrogen oxide () standards ever introduced for commercial vehicles.
One of the biggest technologies helping manufacturers meet these standards is the 48-volt heated aftertreatment system.
This system is designed to:
- Heat emissions components faster
- Reduce cold-start emissions
- Maintain catalyst temperature during low-load operation
- Dramatically reduce output
Modern diesel engines already rely heavily on aftertreatment systems.
However, EPA 2027 standards require emissions systems to become even more effective during:
- Cold starts
- Idling
- Low-load operation
- Urban stop-and-go driving
That is where heated aftertreatment systems become important.
Continue reading What Is a 48-Volt Heated Aftertreatment System?More than the OEM: Know Your Turbo Options
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Continue reading More than the OEM: Know Your Turbo OptionsCJ’s Diesel Performance: Truck Repair Shop
Problem-solving and thinking outside-the-box fuel the life-long passion of CJ Sprau, owner and operator of CJ’s Diesel Performance in Vernal, Utah.
Continue reading CJ’s Diesel Performance: Truck Repair ShopSigns You Should Have Your Turbocharger Serviced
Depending on what kind of diesel engine you have, servicing your turbo can get expensive fast. That’s why, if you don’t notice your engine acting up, you might be tempted to ignore any signs of abnormal turbo condition and call it good. However, if you see any of the following signs, you need to consider sending out your turbo to be serviced, regardless of how your engine is acting.
Continue reading Signs You Should Have Your Turbocharger ServicedGasket Damage: Thermal Push from Detonation
Thermal push is a type of gasket damage where the armored, cylinder bore edges of head gaskets become deformed from excessive heat. They can either look like they were pushed (Get it? Thermal push) on from the direction of the bore or like they have been pushed down on, or pinched.
Continue reading Gasket Damage: Thermal Push from DetonationRSVP Shop Talk: Rattlesnake Ridge Truck Repair
Rattlesnake Ridge provides service for light, medium, and heavy trucks, along with trailers & RVs. Customers include municipalities, school districts, quarries, farmers, or over-the-road truckers. They provide up-to-date computer diagnostics, as well as both state of Vermont & federal inspections. Rattlesnake Ridge stocks over 200,000 truck parts in inventory to sell to the general public. This makes them a one stop shop for people looking for things from hydraulic hoses to general trucking equipment.
Continue reading RSVP Shop Talk: Rattlesnake Ridge Truck RepairAre the OEM Engine Rebuild Kits Worth It?
Do you know the difference between stereotypical aftermarket parts and quality aftermarket parts? Maybe you do, but we get a lot of people that call in and don’t.
Continue reading Are the OEM Engine Rebuild Kits Worth It?HHP Calendar Contest: How Diesel Truck Owners Get Featured Every Year
Every year, diesel truck owners from across the country submit photos of their rigs for a chance to be featured in the annual Highway and Heavy Parts calendar.
From long-haul semis and heavy-haul builds to clean owner-operator setups and working diesel trucks out in the field, the HHP Calendar Contest has become a way for the diesel community to showcase the trucks they take pride in every day.
And honestly, that is what makes the contest different.
This is not about studio photography or professionally staged trucks.
It is about real trucks, real owners, and real stories from the diesel industry.
Whether the truck is:
- working oilfields,
- hauling freight,
- pulling equipment,
- or running local routes,
the goal of the calendar has always been simple: highlight the people and trucks that keep the diesel industry moving.
Quick Takeaway:
The HHP Calendar Contest gives diesel truck owners an opportunity to showcase their trucks, connect with the diesel community, and potentially be featured in the official Highway and Heavy Parts annual calendar.
Continue reading HHP Calendar Contest: How Diesel Truck Owners Get Featured Every Year The HHP Calendar Contest gives diesel truck owners an opportunity to showcase their trucks, connect with the diesel community, and potentially be featured in the official Highway and Heavy Parts annual calendar.
5 Ways to Increase Diesel Repair Shop Efficiency & Profitability
When we polled over 500 repair shops nationwide, we found the number one concern as we begin 2018 was repair shop profitability.
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