Some engine bays are as droolworthy as the cars they adorn, but under the twisty mechanical artistry lies an array of electronic wizardry to help run your car. The crankshaft position sensor is one of ...

The result is a multitude of twisting forces applied to the crankshaft the entire time the engine is running. The stresses are multiplied in a racing situation in which the rpm levels can get quite ...

Two of the most critical components that help power your car's internal combustion engine are the crankshaft and the camshaft(s). The two parts are vital for sending power to various areas of your ...

Note two points in this illustration. 1: The presence of a radius fillet between the main bearing journal and counterweight. 2: The absence of a radius fillet between the connecting-rod bearing and ...

Researchers aim to meld the best attributes of both the power-dense two-stroke and the vastly cleaner four-stroke engines.

Mitsubishi Electric has begun mass-producing the first crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator system for 48V hybrid systems. This system will be used by Mercedes-Benz and is on display at ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever break a crankshaft? It's not the easiest thing to do and it will cost you quite a bit to repair. But that's nothing compared to the cost ...

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive aimed at aircraft powered by certain piston engines manufactured by Continental Aerospace Technologies. The AD—issued on the heels of a Continental ...

The author with Robert Parke in "Melmoth," circa 1974. [Photo courtesy of Peter Garrison] It was the spring of 1979. Robert Parke, then FLYING’s editor, was in Los Angeles. His next stop was Reno, and ...