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Today’s blog is a quick overview on what to do with a diagnostic communications error with the ECM. For this blog I am using directions for a Cummins ISX15 in a Peterbuilt. The book calls for interviewing the driver, checking maintenance logs, building a flow chart then holding 6 months worth of Sixsigma meeting to […]

Pry bars have many names. They are known as prybars, crowbars, pinch bars, wrecking bars, prise bars, jimmies, jimmy bars, jemmies, goosenecks or even pikipikis. A pry bar is a tool comprising a metal bar with both ends flattened and a curve on one end. Often, one or both ends will have a small fissure

Worn out or damaged aluminum and cast iron engine blocks are often repaired by using dry sleeves. Cylinders typically develop cracks, excessive tapers and incur other damages. However, they can be recovered by boring and installing a repair sleeve, thus saving the block. Resleeving all the heavily worn out cylinders in the block will restore

The most obvious method is to use a traditional bushing driver and drive it out the back side of the block. The biggest problem is that this also pushes the rear freeze plug out. So what should have been an easy job now has you removing the bell housing and dropping the transmission to replace

If you are having trouble starting your car, it may be that the starter motor has some problems. To be sure, you can have it tested at an autoparts store or by your mechanic. However, testing a starter motor by yourself is not that difficult and you can follow the procedure below. The hardest thing

The counterboring process usually involves making a cavity of the size and thickness of the head of the fastener, allowing the fastener to remain completely below the surface level of the workpiece. Typical tools for counterboring involve special drills that have two different cutting diameters – one to make the hole for the fastener body

An engine requires four basic elements to allow it to operate properly – fuel, air, compression and an ignition source. If one among these is missing or is not fully operational, the engine will run improperly or maybe not at all. Since we are discussing the importance of fuel pressure, we will consider the part

A hammer is one of several basic tools an average person has in his toolbox. Depending on the type of work to be done, a large variety of hammers is available, such as Ball-Peen hammer, Claw hammer, Engineer’s hammer, mallets, etc. Almost all hammers have a steel head and a handle. Mallets may have a