Setting diesel engine valves using the rocker method is possible on any inline diesel engine which are built the same in many ways. The pistons are matched in pairs to the crankshaft throw...so two pistons reach top-dead center together.

While at the recent STN EXPO in Reno, I heard a cautionary tale. Not long ago, some districts in a coastal state reported finding seat belts that exhibited cracks in plastic components.

Recent news stories about initial discussions on 2012-2013 budgets have demonstrated that obtaining funding for replacing school buses is increasingly difficult. These high dollar items are a prime target because with the stroke of a pen, or keyboard, several hundred thousand dollars in cuts can be made seemingly without impacting any programs. Establishing a sustainable and justifiable mechanism to fund replacement is more important now than it ever was.