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Nov 30, 2016

Ask Away with Jeff Smith: Cam Grinding and Small Block First Aid

Turkey and tech--that's what makes for a good November. We hope you had plenty of the first one, and Jeff Smith provides lots of the second in his Ask Away! column at our OnAllCylinders blog. This month: why cam makers grind advance into their camshafts, and using simple bolt-ons to rescue a small block Ford from the performance doldrums.

Oct 31, 2016

Ask Away With Jeff Smith: October Three-Fer

It's a crazy October. First, it was the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. Now, it's not one, not two, but three Jeff Smith Ask Away! Q&As. Miracles do happen.

Sep 30, 2016

Ask Away with Jeff Smith: Coolant Myths and Engine Bearing Advice

What's cooking in the House of Ask Away? Chef Jeff Smith has been talking about things like coolant and engine bearings--both subjects that have their share of myths and misinformation which Jeff helps put to rest.

Aug 31, 2016

Ask Away With Jeff Smith: Carb Tuning and TTY Fasteners

What's Jeff Smith been talking about lately in OnAllCylinders' Ask Away column? Nothing special--just solid advice on how to tune an Edlebrock dual quad setup, what's the truth behind torque-to-yield fasteners, and how to cure engine stumble on a carbureted engine. Huh--maybe that is special after all.

Jul 29, 2016

Ask Away with Jeff Smith: Tales of Distributor Caps and TH-400 Kickdowns

It's the end of the month, and that means it's time to recap Jeff Smith's Ask Away! column at our OnAllCylinders blog. Here's what you'll learn about this go-round.

Jul 1, 2016

Ask Away with Jeff Smith: Catching Up

You know how things can get away from you? Well, it happened to us--we totally forgot to share the last several Ask Away! by Jeff Smith columns with you. Now we'll play catch-up by giving you here links to all of Jeff's columns for May and June:

May 11, 2016

Rutledge Wood’s Power Tour Camaro: The Votes Are In!

The voters have spoken, the results counted, and parts have been chosen for Rutledge Wood's Power Tour Camaro.

Apr 30, 2016

Ask Away! With Jeff Smith: Causes of Excessive Oil Consumption

An engine that uses a quart of oil every few hundred miles is an engine in trouble. But the cause of excessive oil consumption is not always the obvious one. Our friend V.E. had a oil consumption problem with a 383 small block in his Impala. He was adding a quart of oil every 500 miles and the spark plugs were always fouled with the stuff, but the engine did not smoke at all.

Mar 30, 2016

Ask Away! With Jeff Smith: 8.2 vs 8.5 Inch 10-Bolt

A GM 10-bolt is not always the 10-bolt you think it is. That's the issue J.T. had with a 1968 Camaro project he recently acquired. It came with a bunch of parts including a 10-bolt rear axle that J.T. isn't sure is an 8.2 inch or an 8.5 inch. Fortunately (and to no one's surprise) Jeff Smith knows how to tell the difference between 10-bolt axles.

Feb 27, 2016

Ask Away! With Jeff Smith: Should You Block Your Oil Filter Bypass?

It's one of the burning questions of the day: should you block off the oil filter bypass on your engine?

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