Pitfalls of EGR
HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS. Years ago, when the Big Cam Cummins engine was in 74% of all trucks sold in North America, we at Pittsburgh Power developed 42 items to improve...
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Pitfalls of EGR
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I Blew Up My Engine!
What is a blown-up engine? Many times, we get phone calls from owner-operators and they say, “I blew up my engine.” After a few questions we find out that they...
Andrew Wilson |
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Driving for Mileage
The trucking industry says that the truck driver is responsible for about 33% of a rig’s fuel mileage. I disagree – I think the driver is responsible for about 66%...
Andrew Wilson |
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Damaged ISX Damper
HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS Be careful squeezing the nickel when it comes to preventative maintenance on the truck that makes your living possible and supplies your family with a car, food,...
Aimee Killian |
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Epic Fails, Balancers & More
High Performance Diesels If you’ve listened to our radio show, the Pittsburgh Power Hour on Road Dog Trucking Sirius/XM Ch. 146, you would know how difficult it can be to...
Andrew Wilson |
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Building Trucks That Last
Welcome owner operators and students! I have never started an article like this, but I was recently informed that some vocational schools are now using these articles to teach their...
Andrew Wilson |
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Rebuilding Older Trucks
Many of us who have been in the trucking industry all our lives, and even some younger people, have a fascination for antique trucks. There’s something special about the rebuilding...
Aimee Killian |
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Kudos To Our Parts Dept. & More
I developed Pittsburgh Power around a culture of knowledge and innovation – I wanted to be the go-to resource in the field of high-performance diesels. And, after all these years,...
Andrew Wilson |
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Doing What Can't be Done
A piece of history left me today – something I have owned and cherished for 47 years – a silver 1966 Corvette Coupe that had 19,000 miles on the odometer...
Andrew Wilson |
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Liner Pitting, Dry Fuel & More
As many of you probably know, much of the aromatics, sulfur and paraffin have been removed from today’s diesel fuel and gasoline, making it much “drier” fuel than it used...
Andrew Wilson |
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Modern Miracles
Modern Miracles BY BRUCE C. MALLINSON Chemical Engineering has come a long way during my working career. Back in the 1950s, anything made of plastic was usually of very...
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