Easy Tips to Keep Your Bike, and Your Ride, Safe and Enjoyable “Riding is a fun experience, a hobby and a sport that can’t afford short cuts. If the bike needs something, do it. And if you can’t afford to do it, park it until you can. Be prepared, and confident in your equipment, so …
Three Common Issues Easily Remedied Either you love it or you hate it, but the 6.0L Ford Power Stroke as one of the ‘big three’ diesel engines on the road had made a sizeable impact in the market during its four years of sales. As an adaption from the International’s VT365, the Ford-based 6.0 was …
By Eric Trimble, Lubrication Specialties, Inc. There is not a product in the world that contains the same chemical makeup as Hot Shot’s Secret FR3 Friction Reducer. It is truly a one-of-a-kind. There are several different chemicals that manufacturers use in their products to help reduce friction in any lubrication application, including molybdenum, phosphorus, zinc, …
Back half – (drag racing) Referring to distance from the 1/8-mile mark to the 1/4 mark of the track. Bleach box – (drag racing) Area where bleach is deposited for cars to perform burnouts. Gasoline (since discontinued for safety reasons), water, and TrackBite are also used. Most organizations only permit water. This is done at …
We’ve all seen (or have caused); thick, black smoke come from the exhaust of a diesel-powered vehicle. For many of us it is our favorite part of owning a diesel in fact. However, a well running diesel should not produce visible smoke and if yours is, it could be an indication that something is not …
1. Start off with something simple, and kind of fun in my opinion. Scrub down the truck, and give it a good wax. This is for more than just looks. For those of us in the rust belt, salt coats the underside of the truck, accelerating the formation of rust wherever it touches. Ideally, you …
For those of us sleeping peacefully in our beds every night, there are thousands of soldiers out there, scattered across the globe with bombs and bullets aimed at them, sleeping in fox holes, under trees, on top of military tanks and trucks hoods, and who-knows-what other not-so-peaceful conditions; so that we can. And we say …