You're driving a loaded diesel rig down a mountain pass, foot hovering over the brake pedal, heart racing. How do you slow 20,000 pounds safely without cooking your brakes? Cue the exhaust brake -– ...

Compressing a brake caliper piston is a crucial step when replacing brake pads, and doing it properly helps avoid damage and ensures braking performance. Using the right method and tool for your ...

Power is both the blessing and the curse of diesel engines, which is where retarders, more commonly known as engine brakes, come into play. Pacbrake explains that since diesel engines lack a retarding ...

Every diesel truck owner wants an engine brake on their rig. That is if they don’t already have one. They help slow your pickup without cooking the brakes. But how do they work? And why don’t pickup ...

Phillips Industries’ new Cincinnati-area distribution center is now shipping aftermarket trucking parts nationwide, aiming to speed up delivery times for customers.

After my 1955 Chevy V8 hasn't been driven for a week or more, when going downhill under engine compression braking, fairly heavy white smoke comes out of the exhaust ports. Why is this happening The ...

While we like to think of 2002 as being part of a high-tech age, our beloved internal combustion engine hasn't really changed much in the last 50 years. We're still using pushrods and overhead valves, ...

One of the easiest ways to test an engine's health is by checking its compression. Testing compression isn't something the average muscle car owner would do every year, but it is a useful tool to ...