Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

As a certified shadetree motorcycle mechanic, I've seen some pretty wild field expedient repairs attempted by previous owners. Typically these are hack jobs so embarrassing — we're talking things like ...

At the risk of sounding like a cynical, middle-aged guy from the East Coast, it’s rare that I stumble across something on social media that I haven’t seen before. I can still play the AOL dial-up ...

At one point in our lives we know next to nothing about cars. Slowly, we latch on to bits of information and our knowledge of the inner workings of certain parts-engines, transmissions, and ...

We love hearing from machine shops that discover novel solutions to sticky problems. One of the most imaginative is Evans Speed in South El Monte, California. The company has come up with a cool ...

Every time a car experiences a mechanical failure, it gives the owner a stark choice — to repair or not to repair. Depending on the age of the car, the cost of the car and the type of repair, the fix ...

An engine oil pan, also known as an oil sump, is a metal container that sits at the bottom of an engine block, underneath the crankshaft, and holds the engine oil. The oil pan is responsible for ...