Time was when a valve job was done with some valve-grinding compound and a vacuum cup on a stick. But no more. Today's high performance engines require the same machining precision in the valves that ...

Learn how proper cylinder head inspection, resurfacing, valve guide service, and valve work can help prevent costly engine damage during a rebuild.

Rotary engines (also known as Wankel engines and Wankel rotary engines) are quite different from piston or "reciprocating" engines. One of the distinguishing features is that they don't need valves to ...

If you were with us last month when we demonstrated how to remove and disassemble an engine, you are probably now staring at a large maze of engine parts. This installment deals with putting all those ...

Your engine is composed of many moving parts and pieces. In order to move through the four stages of internal combustion, all of these bits and bobs are quite necessary. Some engines, however, take ...

The theory behind one man (or woman) being the caretaker of a single engine as it rolls down the assembly line is not new. Other performance-machine makers, such as Ducati, have experimented with it ...

Ever wondered what happens when you mix metalworking with old car parts? In this video, I take engine valves from a worn-out ...

This is a category that is pretty rapidly going away. You'll be hard-pressed to find an overhead valve — also known as a pushrod — engine in anything outside of a General Motors LS/LT V8 or one of ...

WESTMINSTER, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power management company Eaton has announced its U.S. Engine Valve (USEV) joint venture with Nittan Valve Company, Ltd. will invest $40 million in engine valve ...

Some engine issues are common, and most folks can recognize them. But some are so unusual, you may never have seen them. Here's how to tell when they're here.

The internal combustion engine, despite being a century-and-a-half old, is still an impressive marvel of engineering. There are several variations of engine design that have been experimented with ...