Specialized shop tools get expensive, and fast. If you want to buy a machine to resurface cylinder heads, you’ll likely sink at least $3,000 into it, and depending on how snazzy you want it to be, you ...

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Cylinder head porting is one of those garage mods that lives somewhere between speed-shop legend and flow-bench science. Also referred to as port and polish, the idea is simple: Open up the intake and ...

There are several instances where knowing the location of cylinder number 1 matters, especially for DIY enthusiasts. It's not just trivia, but crucial when diagnosing engine misfires, replacing spark ...

The Volkswagen Group of America has issued two recalls over Q5 vehicles produced with 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 engines with potentially loose cylinder head cover screws. Comprising 2022 through 2024 ...

Knife sets, particularly those that come with a countertop block, usually include a long metal rod that is clearly not intended for cutting. Some call them knife sharpeners, and while they are used ...

Hydraulic cylinders convert fluid pressure and flow into force and linear movement and are used in a wide variety of applications and industries. They are complex devices incorporating a wide range of ...

I worked as a machinist in an automotive machine shop in the early 1980s before my career took me into the aerospace sector. The shop's high volume of mundane engine rebuilds and turning brake drums ...

On Thursday at 11 pm, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that the tropical storm Hone has weakened into a tropical depression. Tropical Depression Hone is 530 miles ...

A satellite image by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Hone, left, and Hurricane Gilma southeast of Hawaii on Friday. (NOAA via AP) Hurricane Hone is ...

Hone is moving westerly at 12 mph and is about 105 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Hone was moving late Saturday south of the Big Island of Hawaii as a weak Category 1 storm, with winds of 75 ...