In the world of heavy-duty pickups, competition under the hood is fierce, with major brands like Duramax, Cummins, and Powerstroke, making the list of the most reliable diesel engines ever built. In ...

A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...

Over the last century, Chevrolet has rolled out several impressive engines, from the Gen I 350 small-block V8 and the Gen III Vortec 5300 V8, both of which we included on our list of the most reliable ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

We'll also recall some of the terms and concepts discussed in earlier Series. The basic operating cycles for diesel engines are much the same as for spark-ignition engines. However, one basic ...