IPA’s #8041 MANTUS Tight Access Tool Is The Ultimate Grab Tool
IPA announces its latest product, the #8041 MANTUS Tight Access Tool. These durable pliers are designed for gripping and biting a plethora of materials in the most constricted areas.
Remove Graphics, Decals with DEWALT’s Heat Gun
DEWALT has expanded its portfolio of heat guns and will now offer the D26960 Heat Gun as a kit. The D26960K includes 12 accessories that allow its use in a variety of applications, including scraping paint, bending pipes, loosening bolts, applying or removing graphics/decals and others. Some of the features of the kit include: accessories
Tips to Keep the Shop Clean from Top to Bottom
To help automotive shops improve cleanliness and productivity, Cintas Corporation offers 10 tips for maintaining a clean shop environment. 1. Plan daily floor maintenance. Shop floor cleanliness is increasingly important as many technicians take customers into the service area to discuss their vehicle’s condition. To keep floors in the service area clean, develop daily floor
Cylinder Head Oil Leak Or Weepage Found On Some 4.6L And 5.4L Engines
Some vehicles equipped with the Romeo 4.6L 2V engine or 5.4L 2V Windsor and 5.4L Supercharged engine may exhibit an oil leak or oil weepage from the cylinder head gasket at the right-hand rear or the left-hand front of the engine.
Permatex Kicks Off the Right Stuff Got A Minute? Giveaway Promotion
Permatex has launched an online promotion for its gasketing product, the Right Stuff 1 Minute Gasket Maker, featuring a new video and customer sweepstakes. Called, the Right Stuff Got A Minute? Giveaway, the promotion is designed to showcase both the remarkable speed of the Right Stuff 1 Minute Gasket Maker and its ability to put parts back in service without the need for curing time.
Surface Finishing Discs – Great For Body Repair, Bad For Engine Repair
Nearly everything can have value; it just depends upon how it is used. For instance, “rat poison” will certainly get rid of unsightly rodents and is usually fatal to humans. Except, of course, when it’s used in the correct dosage. As a blood thinner for those with heart disease, it becomes a life-saving medication.
Cylinder Head Sealing – Gasket Surface Machining Is The Most Critical Area of Cylinder Head Repair
Early this year, I had a chat with a technical representative for a major aftermarket gasket manufacturer who shed some light on some of the problems facing the cylinder head gasket market. According to this representative, the relatively short production life of modern engines also shortens the time that an aftermarket gasket company needs to
Diagnostic Solutions: Cylinder Head Repair
Cylinder head gasket failures are one of the most common mechanical issues facing today’s modern import technician. One reason head gasket failures are common is because the cylinder head gasket itself can become a wearing part. Since the aluminum cylinder head expands at a slightly higher rate than the cast-iron cylinder block, the cylinder head actually slides a few thousandths of an inch across the gasket surface as the engine warms up to operating temperature.
Leatherman’s MUT Tool Is No Dog
After more than 18 months of research and collaboration with competitive shooters and operational snipers, Leatherman has completed development of the MUT; an everyday carry multi-tool with central features for weapon maintenance. The MUT is the first tool to combine both weapon’s upkeep and general utility tools in one platform, making it the perfect tool
Editor’s Notes: A World-Class Tour of Tools
The TechShop team recently returned from the Mac Tools, Matco Tools and Cornwell Quality Tools tradeshows.