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Is Your Truck Missing, Using More Fuel, or Just Not Sounding Right? It Might Be Time for a Valve Adjustment.

by webbiesmechanical | Dec 24, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor

Every truck driver knows the feeling.Your truck has a slight miss.It’s using more fuel than it used to.And the engine just… doesn’t sound quite right. Those small signs are easy to ignore — especially when the truck still starts, still runs, and still gets the job...

When “Nothing Wrong” Turns Into a Coolant Surprise

by webbiesmechanical | Dec 20, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor

When this customer bought their truck, they didn’t expect any problems. It drove well, no warning lights, everything seemed fine. Until one day on the road — they hit a bump, and suddenly the low coolant alarm came on. Not exactly the kind of surprise you want when...

Stuck wheel studs, loose wheel bearings and an oxy.

by webbiesmechanical | Dec 19, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor

A customer came to us because their wheel bearings had developed play not long after getting new tyres fitted. A simple enough fix — or so it should’ve been. But when we went to remove the wheels, we hit the real problem:the tyre shop had overtightened the wheel nuts...

Music’s Up. Coolant’s Gone. Engine? Cooked.

by webbiesmechanical | Dec 17, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor

You’re driving at night.Music’s up, the cab is calm, and everything seems to be running fine. But under the hood?Your engine’s telling a different story. A radiator hose has blown — all the coolant is gone.And you don’t even know it. There’s no beeping. No flashing...

Ever wondered what we’re doing when we measure an engine block during a rebuild?

by webbiesmechanical | Dec 15, 2025 | From the Workshop Floor

Once we’ve pulled the head off and cleaned the block, we take precise measurements from all four corners of the liners. Each liner needs to sit at just the right height compared to the top of the block. Sometimes, the liners can drop over time — and when that happens,...
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