Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

General Motors has released a Customer Satisfaction Program for select units of the Chevy Silverado 1500, Chevy Tahoe, and Chevy Suburban due to an issue with contaminated engine blocks. According to ...

Cummins engines are thought to be completely indestructible. In practice, however, there are two fatal flaws that not only damage these engines but can ruin them beyond repair. The first such weakness ...

Engines endure much abuse. Sometimes this torture results in damage to either the block or the heads--or both. The block can be very rare, such as a matching-number block for an LS6 Chevelle or the ...