Archive for August, 2010
The Evansville Iron Street Rod Club will be hosting the annual Frog Follies, at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center in Evansville Indiana, this weekend. Approximately 5,000 vintage cars will roll in for the event and the proceeds will benefit Easter Seals and other charities. The Frog Follies is one of the largest pre ‘49 events in the country.
Entrance fees for adults are only $5 and children under the age of 12 are free. Concessions are owned and operated by the club to keep prices reasonable.
Jasper Engines and Transmissions will be an attending vendor at this year’s event with static displays, literature, videos and a variety of new performance engine parts and accessories for sale. Our experienced and knowledgeable sales staff will be on hand to answer your re-power questions. We are all set up and ready for you to stop by!
Friddle: In the 1960s and early 1970s pony cars were offered as affordable alternatives to muscle cars. What was Pontiac’s pony car version of the GTO?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: What was the name of the sentient talking Trans Am on the 1980s television series Knight Rider?
Last Week’s Friddle: KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand)
Friddle: What was the name of the sentient talking Trans Am on the 1980s television series Knight Rider?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: Which Italian automaker powered their sports cars with Corvette engines during the mid-1960s ?
Last Week’s Friddle: Iso
Jasper Engines & Transmissions is excited to announce that they will offer fuel components on many popular complete diesel engine applications.
These components, including pumps, turbochargers and injectors, will be available for the following complete diesel engines: GM 6.5L and 6.6L Duramax, International 444 and 6.0L, Cummins ISB and Mercedes 2.7L. “Anytime a customer inquires on any of these complete engines, we will offer to quote the fuel system components as well,” says Ryan Dooley, JASPER Diesel Fuel Room Manager.
“We feel this a great opportunity for our installers to purchase remanufactured diesel fuel components at the same time they purchase the complete engine,” says Matt Weinzapfel, JASPER Diesel Division Manager.
A JASPER remanufactured complete diesel engine typically includes the block, head, crank, cam, rods, valve train, oil pump, oil pan & pickup tube, oil filter, oil cooler, inner & outer gear covers and finishing gaskets, based on application.
“We’re want to become that one-stop shop for the diesel engine installer, added Dooley.”
Today, August 13, we were visited by a special group of Corvette owners. The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY offers a Museum Delivery program (Option R8C) to new Corvette owners. Option R8C must be specified at the time the order is finalized; a special ship code of 184590 is then designated to identify Corvette museum delivery. This year’s newly expanded R8C/Xperience Reunion includes an Indiana road tour for the participants and Jasper Engines and Transmissions has the good fortune to be a featured stop on their trip.
Friddle: Which Italian automaker powered their sports cars with Corvette engines during the mid-1960s?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: What division of GM developed a V-8 diesel for passenger cars built from 1978 through 1985?
Last Week’s Friddle: Oldsmobile (LF9 Diesel - 5.7L)
Friddle: What division of GM developed a V-8 diesel for passenger cars built from 1978 through 1985?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: What defunct Ohio-based automobile manufacturer equipped certain models with a compass and Kodak camera as standard equipment?
Last Week’s Friddle: Templar
Why do we dynamometer test every JASPER Remanufactured Running Complete Diesel? We put our diesels through rigorous testing processes to assure you trouble-free performance of both mechanical and electronically-controlled engines.
Using the latest in scan tools, such as the Rotunda and Tech 2, JASPER tests engines under varying loads to simulate in-the-vehicle operation. The testing phase is concluded with an engine run-in and inspection to assure optimal performance and operating efficiency.
Keep in mind that testing is standard process and may vary depending on the design of a specific engine. For example, checking the turbo boost wouldn’t apply to a naturally aspirated 7.3 International engine or the contribution test wouldn’t apply to a non-electronic engine etc. The battery of tests include:
- Oil Pressure at idle & full load
- Water Temperature
- Oil Temperature
- Horsepower at varying RPM’s including full load
- Full Load RPM
- Low Idle RPM
- Valve Train lubrication
- Fuel Pressure
- Turbo boost
- Crankcase Pressure
- Inspect for water leaks
- Inspect for fuel leaks
- Inspect for intake & exhaust leaks
- Black Light test for oil leaks (during final run in)
- Timing recheck
- Opacity check - snap test & full load
- Buzz test
- Contribution test
- Sensor checks
Remember, every Running Complete is live run on the dynamometer, no exceptions.
