Diagnosing a faulty compressor valve is something HVAC technicians have to deal with on a semi-regular basis, and while a bad valve is often not the main reason a compressor fails, it is an integral ...

The problem: A piston-type reciprocating compressor has had valve damage, or the valves just are not sealing for some reason. This low-temperature refrigeration system has a thermostatic expansion ...

One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...

Cylinder head valves normally will not just bend unless the engine has experienced some sort of trauma. Bent valves can occur as the by-product of a timing belt failure, as the valves strike the ...