Gov. Jerry Brown decided the fate of several major pieces of legislation Friday, approving measures to ban the importation, possession and sale of shark fins in California, and requiring that gas ...

However, when the valve body malfunctions, your car's performance is affected and can lead to costly repairs. Recognizing the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Improved Automatic Cut-Off and Governor Valve, A New Flying Machine ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 9 No. 12 (September 1863), p ...

Another method is to have the circuit-breaker operate an electrically-controlled valve for shutting off the gas to the engine, when the car exceeds the speed at which the controlling switch was set.

The C4 is a simple automatic transmission with separate bolt-on bellhousing for six and small V-8 applications. There’s also a big-block C4 for 385-series and 351/400M engines.

The automatic transmissions found in many modern vehicles are marvels of engineering. They rely on a huge number of internal parts, like clutch packs, various gears, solenoids, a valve body ...

The 4L60 remained a hydraulically shifted transmission relying only on governor pressure and position of the throttle valve (TV) cable to complete gearshifts. In 1993, the 4L60 became the 4L60E.

The 700R4, also known as TH700R4, is a General Motors four-speed automatic transmission that was used from 1982 to 1993. Internally called a Hydra-Matic MD-8, it was used in front-engine/rear ...

Equipped with 1969 351W heads, the slightly over 9:1 compression motor sports a mild flat-tappet hydraulic cam (0.472/0.496-inch valve lift, 214/224 degrees duration at 0.050-inch tappet lift), a ...

Kodiak Republican Rep. Louise Stutes discusses a measure to reject an automatic pay raise for legislators, the governor and his cabinet shortly before the motion passed unanimously in Juneau on ...