My Craftsman Model 919.165230 compressor with a 25-gallon tank served me well for over 12 years. I used it to paint motorcycle parts, power a cut-off tool for automotive body work, sandblast the ...

Diagnosing a faulty compressor valve is something HVAC technicians have to deal with on a semi-regular basis, and while a bad valve is often not the main reason a compressor fails, it is an integral ...

Automobiles and commercial vehicles originally sported naturally aspirated engines. Back in the 1920s, the Mercedes 6/25 PS and Mercedes 10/40 PS introduced the world of road-going cars to Roots-type ...

Cylinder head valves normally will not just bend unless the engine has experienced some sort of trauma. Bent valves can occur as the by-product of a timing belt failure, as the valves strike the ...

The problem: A piston-type reciprocating compressor has had valve damage, or the valves just are not sealing for some reason. This low-temperature refrigeration system has a thermostatic expansion ...

You may have heard turbocharged vehicles make a whole lot of noise when the driver backs off the throttle, specifically those with large turbos, large intercoolers, no blow off valve, and non ...