Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Hot Rod Farmer: Intake port wall wetting

In this episode the Hot Rod Farmer explains the dynamics of fuel puddling on the floor of the intake port and how to easily avoid the problem.

Hot Rod Farmer: The differences between steady state and transient engines.

There are many design elements that differentiate a steady state engine such as one used on a generator set, from a transient operation engine as is...

Hot Rod Farmer: Why it is important to monitor energy usage.

The amount of energy consumed by an engine or electrical device is an accurate indicator of a pending issue. 

In this episode, the Hot Rod Farmer...

Hot Rod Farmer: Men of Steel

I have been blessed in my life to have met these two families and the three men. These gentlemen, working with minimal to no resources in their garage,...

Hot Rod Farmer: Maintaining mechanical equilibrium.

It is critical to understand that parts of an engine or machine that rotate need to be in balance. But there are both fine and coarse balance, with...