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    How to Store Vintage, Collector, and Classic Cars(Post)

    Storing a classic car or vehicle for months or even years without any fuel related issues takes two things: the correct storage fuel and the correct storage procedure. Let’s cover the fuel side ...

    How America helped create the trillion-dollar Saudi Arabian Oil Industry(Post)

    September 1933, a few miles inland from the Persian Gulf, near Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Two American geologists lag behind a small band of Bedouin nomads, their camels noiselessly marching alon ...

    How to Fix Diesel OBD-II Codes (and Keep Them from Coming Back)(Post)

    Modern diesel engines are powerful, efficient, and emissions-compliant; but they’re also complex. High-pressure fuel systems, EGR valves, DPFs, and SCR/DEF systems all must work perfectly to ...

    The "Best" Price of Oil and How It May Not Be What You Think(Post)

    A pair of researchers at the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions have recently come to an unexpected conclusion about what the "best" oil price is. It's neither high nor low, but som ...

    What is the Best Way to Store an Engine?(Post)

    There is a lot of equipment out there that is only used intermittently, seasonally or stored for long periods of time. These stagnant pieces of equipment become breeding grounds f ...

    Winter Fuel Storage Tips: Gasoline, Equipment & Cold-Weather Prep(Post)

    Leaves are dropping, nights are getting colder, and your gas-powered gear is about to hibernate. The way you store gasoline—and the equipment that runs on it—determines whether everythin ...

    4 oddly satisfying GIFs that prove SANDblasting is a misleading term...(Post)

    Sandblasting -- flat out -- is a misnomer. Though silica sand was once the exclusive blasting abrasive, the potential health hazards of using sand far outweighed the cheap cost.

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Detergent(Post)

    Is there a difference between soap and detergent? The short answer is yes while both are made to clean, they come from different sources and are used differently. While there ...

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Microphones(Post)

    If you think about the magical capabilities of microphones for a moment, you may begin to realize just how spectacular the science of these simple machines actually is. Nowadays, microph ...

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Cables(Post)

    Researchers from the Semiconductor Industry Association have predicted that by 2040, there won't be enough electricity to power the world's computers. The average American in 2017 depends ...

    John Visits Clemco Industries: Day 1(Post)

    Washington, Missouri: located fifty miles south of St.Louis, in The Heart of Wine Country, nestled on the western bank of the Missouri River. I recently had the opportunity to visit this ...

    Mil Scale(Page)

    In the U.S., we use an Imperial unit of measure called “mil” to measure the thickness of coatings. One mil is equivalent to 1 thousandth of an inch (or 25.4 microns), but that’s not ...