Align Honing, Align Boring—Procedures that correct misalignment of the main bearing saddles in an engine block. Ideally, the centers of the main saddles (main bearing bores) should all be located ...

A flexible hybrid machining system from Heller Machine Tools works on a diesel engine block at Detroit Diesel. Walk the floor of any automotive manufacturing facility and see several types of ...

The "gearhead" aftermarket gets a great deal of its business from the DIY crowd. Lots of guys (and girls) spend a lot of their hard earned money and a lot of their free time tinkering on a favorite ...

DECKING, SURFACING—Removing material from the block's cylinder head mating surface in order to: (1) remove warpage, (2) ensure decks are exactly parallel, perpendicular, and equidistant to the ...