Friddle: With Land Rover coming in second, what is the oldest off-road vehicle brand?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: Chrysler only produced two cars with RWD in the year 2001. What models were they?
Last Week’s Friddle Answer: The Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler
January 7 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Baltimore, MD
January 8 - Strategies for Diesel Diagnostics - Baltimore, MD
January 12 - Strategies for Gas Engine Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
January 13 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
January 14 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
January 15 - Strategies for Diesel Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
January 19 - Strategies for Gas Engine Diagnostics - Richmond, VA
January 20 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Richmond, VA
January 21 - Strategies for Diesel Diagnostics - Richmond, VA
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
JASPER Diagnostic Clinics Announced for December
December 1 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Hammond, LA
December 2 - Strategies for Diesel Diagnostics - Hammond, LA
December 8 - Strategies for Gas Engine Diagnostics - Houston, TX
December 9 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Houston, TX
December 10 - Strategies for Diesel Diagnostics - Houston, TX
December 15 - Strategies for Gas Engine Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
December 16 - Strategies for Transmission Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
December 17 - Strategies for Diesel Diagnostics - Dallas, TX
Jasper Engines and Transmissions will once again be exhibiting at the ATRA Powertrain Expo at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas November 1-2. JASPER’s booth numbers are 415 and 514. ATRA is the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association.
Event hours are 10:00 am - 5:00 pm on Sunday, November 1 and 9:00 am - 2:00 pm on Monday, November 2.
For your convenience, please find the FREE trade show floor pass below.
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: Who invented the first pickup truck?
Last Week’s Friddle Answer: Ford debuted the first factory-assembled pickup for $281.00 in 1925. Henry Ford billed it as the “Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body.”
Friddle: Who invented the first pickup truck?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: Why were 1915-1925 Ford Model T’s only available in the color black?
Last Week’s Friddle Answer: Black paint dried much quicker than the pigmented colors of that time. Model T’s rolled off assembly lines as fast as possible for eager consumers and any delays in production would have added additional costs. Color options were reintroduced in the mid 20’s due to increased industry competition and the development of faster drying proxylin paints.
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Have you ever had one of those pesky leaks on a transmission that you just can’t seem to find? Jasper Engines & Transmissions has created a transmission submersion test to check assembled units for leaks before they are dynamometer tested.
“This procedure was initially developed to check JASPER transmissions for the United States Postal Service,” said Craig Leuck, JASPER Transmission Division Manager. “We developed an internal linkage system for their transmissions and needed a way to check these units for leaks.”
When the remanufactured transmission is assembled, Associates seal off all external ports and seals, then inject five pounds of air through the dipstick hole of the transmission. The unit is then submerged in a large tank of water and the Associate checks for air bubbles escaping from the transmission. Units will not be dynamometer tested until they pass this crucial test.
“We’ve found this to be a great way of improving the quality of our transmissions to the customer,” says Leuck. “If five pounds of air can detect an external leak, we can eliminate the chance of transmission fluid finding the same leak.”
JASPER currently dunk tests rear wheel-drive Ford & Chrysler transmissions, along with front wheel-drive GM, the 4L80E and 700R4 postal transmissions. Added Leuck, “The goal is to have the ability to dunk test all light-duty transmissions.”
Friddle: Why were 1915-1925 Ford Model T’s only available in the color black?
Check our blog next Friday for the answer and another Friddle.
Last Week’s Friddle: What is the best-selling car of all time?
Last Week’s Friddle Answer: The Toyota Corolla is the best selling car of all time. Manufactured in 16 different countries, the Corolla sells at a rate of one every 40 seconds.
