A thermostatic shower-valve controls the flow of hot and cold water to your shower, protecting you against scalding burns when there is a sudden change in the water-supply pressure or temperature. If ...

Watch the careful installation of engine valves during a detailed small engine restoration process, where precision and ...

As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is especially true when replacing a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV). Always take the necessary precautions when ...

If the cylinder heads are on the engine, you will need to add air pressure to the cylinder to hold the valves in place. Our example is the Craftsman 47089 compression test kit using the 14mm long ...

Imagine one day, years ago, in some equipment shed out in Middle America, an innovative farmer looking at oil dripping from the bottom of the well-seasoned 5.9L Cummins engine in his Dodge Ram pickup ...

Any Chevy engine, if it's well-modified or just slightly warmed-over, requires a good set of valve seals. Originally, a small rubber O-ring, fitted in the second valve stem groove, served as the only ...