Classic truck restoration often means fixing old parts. Keeping the vehicle original or doing an actual "matching numbers" kind of buildup, there are times when you must restore an existing casting or ...

If you are an aggressively jaded LS engine enthusiast, this is probably not ground-breaking or exciting information. But ...

At the dawn of the musclecar era, Chrysler engineers were pulling their hair out, replacing hefty iron parts with the svelte aluminum alternatives we've all come to know and love. From alternator ...

The first Iron Age flickered out a millennium or two ago, but its automotive equivalent is still going strong. Well, if not strong, it's at least still going. Dodge, Ram, and other automakers still ...

As a certified shadetree motorcycle mechanic, I've seen some pretty wild field expedient repairs attempted by previous owners. Typically these are hack jobs so embarrassing — we're talking things like ...

BROOK PARK, Ohio -- Ford Motor Co. this month will begin the gradual process of shutting down its Brook Park casting plant by the end of this year, union officials said, reducing the work force by an ...

Researchers at the North American Die Casting Assoc. (NADCA), Wheeling, Ill., are developing a die-casting material and process that improves mechanical properties of aluminum and magnesium alloys and ...

Hello Paul, Thank you you your help and these are my questions: 1.Is it true that all engine blocks for Toyota Alphard are made of aluminium? Emmanuel Ampe Dear Emmanuel, that is correct the engine ...

Auto engine designers are turning to a long neglected version of iron that can handle the much higher internal pressures of modern diesel engines. Compacted graphite iron has a molecular structure ...