2012

JASPER Updates Transmission Hydraulic Clutch Testing

JASPER’s Quality Engineers have updated the company’s transmission hydraulic clutch testing process. Hydraulic clutch testing is a method of simulating the operation of a transmission clutch. The process identifies defective clutches not typically identified by dynamometer testing. “This is not a new technology at JASPER,” says David Kassebaum, JASPER Transmission Quality Engineer. “But it has been improved through the use of computerized data acquisition.” Hydraulic...
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JASPER’s Steel Torque Plate Boring Process

Customers of Jasper Engines & Transmissions are familiar with our long-standing process of torque plate honing gas engine blocks. The process ensures the proper size and shape of the cylinder after the block is bored. Through a series of updates, JASPER has taken the successful process one step further by utilizing torque plates during the boring process. “We’re using steel torque plates in place of the traditional aluminum plates on select engine families, to improve the efficiency...
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Customer Profile – Ewing Automotive

In 2006, JASPER’s Drive Line Newsletter highlighted Ewing Automotive in Snellville, Georgia. Ewing Automotive was founded in 1976 by NHRA and IHRA Pro Stock Drag Racing legend, Billy Ewing. What started as a home-based business for the first 14 years, Ewing opened his first location in Snellville in 1990. The company expanded in small increments over the years, with an emphasis on retaining their current customer base. A BIG expansion took place this year. “We opened up another shop (in...
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JASPER Performs Upgrade to 6.0L International HEUI Injection Pump

  The Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injector (HEUI) pump was once considered a disposable piece on a diesel engine. Now Jasper Engines & Transmissions, through a series of updates, has turned the HEUI pump into a reliable, remanufactured component that customers can install with confidence. One such update involves the HEUI pump used on the International 6.0L diesel. A loss of oil pressure is a common issue with this unit. “During its production, one side of the HEUI pump housing is d...
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