Researchers have shown that axial force and torque signals during friction plug welding can reveal hidden defects and predict ...

In this short clip I take you into the shop with me while I TIG weld a stainless steel pipe bend. You can see the arc working, the colors building on the metal, and the final smooth weld bead around ...

Aluminum engine blocks (which are different from cylinder heads) are prone to cracking under some circumstances, just like their cast iron counterparts. However, the factors that cause them to crack, ...

Few things sound the death knell of an engine as clearly as a cracked engine block. The signs are usually obvious – daily puddles of coolant spreading across a garage floor, the tell-tale rainbow ...

In this clip I walk you through a stainless TIG weld from arc start to final inspection. I’m fitting and welding this piece for full penetration, taking my time to control the heat and keep the colors ...

Andrew “Andy” Nelson Block, a 43 year old maintenance worker, was killed at the Kaiser Aluminum manufacturing plant located in Kalamazoo, Michigan on August 18. Preliminary information from the ...

If you've recently started exploring the vast world of cars and engines, you probably have some questions about engine blocks, like why people fill them with concrete, or what the difference is ...

The Internet has created a strange distortion field around stock engine blocks. Spend enough time watching dyno videos, dragstrip clips, and street-car glory-pass reels, and it becomes easy to believe ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - General Motors is bringing production of its next-generation small block V8 engine back to Flint, where the iconic engine was first built more than 70 years ago. The new LS6 6.7L ...

Chevrolet Performance has officially discontinued the LS9 Long Block V8 engine, marking the end of one of the most potent factory-engineered small-block crate engines ever offered by General Motors.

LOS ANGELES – Tig Notaro is suddenly rethinking her Oscars footwear. The stand-up comedian and actress earned her first Oscar nod as a producer on Ryan White’s “Come See Me in the Good Light” ...