It’s winter again and our part of the country (Pennsylvania) has seen no shortage of snow so far this year. When the season is over, we…
Author: Bruce C. Mallinson
We here at Pittsburgh Power Inc. often get interesting calls from unique people. Here is a great example. Bill McCammon from Emporia, Kansas, recently called and…
Getting to Know Your Injectors. When it comes to injector cups, tips, sleeves, and tubes, there is some confusion in the industry about what these parts…
Pittsburgh Power and Long Haul Custom Detailing hosted the Victory Road Truck Show on Saturday, October 3. This was our first truck show, and with 97…
Most experienced diesel technicians can use their sense of hearing to diagnose things like a misfire, but do you know a tech who can hear things…
Many owner operators ask us about the difference between a damper and balancer, wondering if they need one or both, and what is the purpose of…
We have talked about auxiliary coolant tanks several times on our radio show. This is a cooling solution only to be used when a larger radiator…
Vibrations can break anything. Case in point, the carrier bearing bracket on Steve Kron’s 10-mpg DD4 Detroit-powered truck. His rear driveshaft was out of alignment and…
Several years ago, Kevin Rutherford and I were talking about setting money aside for a maintenance account and the amount per mile was 10 cents for…
Staying healthy has never been so critical. But, keeping your truck healthy is very important right now, as well. I know I have been writing a…
Did you ever think the word “maintain” would be so important in your life? Think about everything you maintain during your lifetime. Your body and health…
When you hear Pittsburgh Power what comes to mind? Is it our service shop, our ECM tunes or maybe our engine rebuilds? We recently realized we…
Here at Pittsburgh Power we believe in ideas and innovations that help to serve the owner operator, which is why we test many new products every…
There’s some big news coming out of Canada regarding a crack-down on emissions tampering and deleted trucks. According to the Ontario Trucking Association, Ontario will become…
One amazing aspect of the diesel engine business is that you never know what is going to come through the door. But, when you have the…
