Check valves are installed in many piping systems. Their purpose is to allow flow in only one direction, which can be critical for plant safety and to protect equipment from damage. There are a few ...

Look out for one-way valves located in your bilge-pump overboard discharge hose. The intended purpose is to prevent the water left in the bilge hose from flowing back into the boat after the pump ...

Bob is a service technician who is well trained and nationally certified. However, he sometimes suffers from the same confusion that all technicians occasionally do - the facts that he gathers may or ...

Cam lift and timing can put the valves dangerously close to the piston. We show you how to check the clearance In all but most the mild engine builds, taking extra time to check piston to valve ...

Cylinder head valves normally will not just bend unless the engine has experienced some sort of trauma. Bent valves can occur as the by-product of a timing belt failure, as the valves strike the ...

Hyundai and Kia are recalling certain vehicles whose check valves may be damaged, allowing air to enter the fuel tank. If air enters the fuel tank it can expand and contact hot exhaust components, ...