JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2001

Inside . . .

Customer Profile:

Myers Garage pg. 2

On The Technical Side:

Relay Checks for Chrysler

41TE, 42LE and 42RE pg. 3

JASPER & Federal-Mogul

Announce Strategic

Partnership pg. 5

Published by:Jasper Engines & TransmissionsP.O. Box 650Jasper, IN 47547-0650 Phone: 1-800-827-7455Fax: 1-812-634-1820www.jasperengines.com

News &Updates

Penske Engines and JasperEngines have announced an allianceof their two NASCAR engine shopsfor the 2001 Winston Cup season.This new company, called Penske-Jasper Engines, will be located in anew 28,000 square foot facility inConcord, North Carolina. Thealliance will supply engines for the#77, #2, #12 and #02 Winston Cupteams.

Jasper Engines President DougBawel is excited about the partner-ship. “Roger and I have beenfriends for many years and we atJASPER have admired what he hasmade happen. By combining forces,all of us will benefit. With DonMiller as Operations Manager andLarry Wallace as General Managerthe best is yet to come.”

Penske Engines owner RogerPenske says the alliance allows allfour teams to improve. “JASPER isthe leader in remanufacturing, andwith their contacts to automotivesuppliers and experience, it just

makes sense. Our new facilitywill truly be state of the art. Weare giving Larry and his entirecrew what they need to keepimproving.”

Jasper Motorsports driver RobertPressley is coming off his bestWinston Cup season ever.Pressley and the #77 JasperEngines & Transmissions FordTaurus finished 25th in the finalpoint standings, an improvementof 14 positions from the 1999 sea-son.

In 34 points-paying races in2000, the Jasper Motorsports teamaveraged a 23.7 on the startinggrid, and earned a first-roundqualifying spot 19 times. Theirbest starting position was 3rd atPhoenix on November 5th.

At the finish line, Pressley aver-aged a 24.6 for the year. The teamhad one top-five, seven top-15 and13 top-20 finishes. Their best fin-ish was 5th at Michigan on June11th.

PENSKE-JASPER Alliance Forged for2001 Winston Cup Season

Robert Pressley will sport a new blue on yellow paint scheme on his #77 FordTaurus when the 2001 season starts in February.

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Myers Garage has been a family owned and operated business since 1952.Standing from left to right is Dave Barr, Rick Bachelor, Dick Myers (owner),Melissa Myers, Margie Myers and Mike Myers.

Myers GarageMyers Garage in Lizton, Indiana,

has been a family owned and operat-ed business since 1952. They takecare of automotive and light truckrepair, including engines, brakes andcomputer diagnosis.

Owner Dick Myers has been anautomotive technician since 1962.During that time, Myers was an autotechnician in the Army between1964 and 1967. Myers later workedat an Oldsmobile dealership inDanville, Indiana, from 1972 to1977. He was promoted to ServiceManager in 1975.

Dick took over the family garagefrom his father, who started thebusiness in nearby Brownsburg in1952. The garage was moved toLizton in 1978. And after setting upshop in two different buildings, thebusiness moved to its present loca-tion at 522 West Second Street in1990.

Myers Garage currently has eightemployees, including one ASECertified Technician, and threeMaster ASE Technicians. To keepup with the latest automotiveadvancements, Myers’ seven servicebays utilize the latest in computerdiagnostic equipment, including theNew Generation Star Tester, theTech 2 Diagnostic System, and OTCDiagnostic equipment. This allowsMyers to service domestic and mostimport vehicles.

Myers has used JASPER remanu-factured products for the past 12

years. He uses approximately 50 gas

engines and transmissions a year.Myers says his garage had used sev-eral other engine brands in the past,but wasn’t happy with their qualityor workmanship. That’s why he usesJASPER Quality RemanufacturedProducts, because he found JASPERto have the best quality and avail-ability. “They (JASPER) make areally good product,” says Myers.“And they are good people to workwith too.”

Myers sells the JASPER namewhile he makes the sale, and he saysthe customer is very familiar withthe JASPER name. “It’s the warran-ty that wins them over,” says Myers.

The business philosophy of MyersGarage is, “Do it right the first time”and “Treat the customer the way youwould want to be treated.” That’s agood philosophy to follow. Nowthat third-generation technicianMike Myers is handling more of theday-to-day business, Myers Garageis ensured of continuing a fine levelof service for many years to come.

“They (JASPER) make a reallygood product. They are goodpeople to work with too.”

- Dick Myers

With the growth of electronics intransmission repair, checking elec-trical components has become ascommon as checking the fluidlevel. Relays have become morewidely used in the automotiveindustry during the past severalyears, particularly with the control-ling of electrical circuits related tothe automatic transmission. Relaysare normally open switches that areclosed when energized.

Their purpose is to isolate onepart of an electrical circuit fromanother. Once the operation of therelay is understood, any relay canbe checked with ease.

Figure 1 is a wiring diagram of a

typical relay. Each terminal is let-tered for identification. TerminalA energizes the relay either fromthe ignition switch or from a con-trol module. Terminal B is a fuseddirect battery feed terminal.Terminal C is a ground circuitgoing to either a direct ground, ora control module. Terminal D isthe intended circuit that the directbattery feed terminal (Terminal B)will supply when the switch isclosed. When Terminal C isgrounded and voltage is suppliedto Terminal A, the relay becomesenergized, pulling two contactstogether and joining terminals Band D.

To check the relay for properoperation, supply 12 volts toTerminal A, ground Terminal Cand check for continuity acrossterminals B and D with a digitalvolt-ohm meter (Figure2). If ter-minal identification is uncertain,simply unplug the relay from theconnector. Place the negative leadof the DVOM to ground with themeter set to DC volts. With thepositive lead, carefully check eachterminal in the connector with theignition OFF.

(continued on page 4)

Relay Checks for Chrysler 41TE, 42LE and 42RE

by Bob Cherrnay, Technical Editor Transmission Digest Magazine

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Bob Cherr-

nay is an

international-

ly recognized

expert in the

transmission

industry. He

Bob Cherrnay

is Technical Director of the

Automatic Transmission

Service Group and Techni-

cal Editor of Transmission

Digest and Transmission

Tech/Talk newsletter. Over

the years, Cherrnay has

been responsible for pro-

ducing many transmission

manuals, video training

tapes and seminars that

run in the hundreds. He is

a consultant to both OEM

and aftermarket manufac-

turers. The following article

appeared in the October

2000 issue of Transmission

Digest Magazine. It is

being reprinted with the

permission of M D Publica-

tions.

Figure 1

Figure 2

On The Technical Side:

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(continued from page 3)

The terminal in the connector thatsupplies battery voltage would beTerminal B. The terminal ofTerminal B is Terminal D (SeeFigure 1).

Now turn the ignition ON.Recheck the remaining two identi-fied terminals (See Figure 3). Theone that has voltage with the igni-tion ON is Terminal A. Theremaining terminal is the groundterminal (C).

With the terminals identified inthe connector, the relay terminalscan can be identified and ready fortesting (See Figure 4). Run twojumper wires from the battery.Place the positive battery-postjumper wire to Terminal A. Havethe negative battery-post jumperlead prepared to ground Terminal C.With the DVOM set to ohms, placethe lead across terminals B and D.When Terminal C is grounded, aclick should be heard and the conti-nuity should be displayed on themeter. When Terminal C is notgrounded, the switch should beopen, and the meter should displaythe same. If the relay does not openand close as described, replace therelay.

Your JASPER Factory Represen-tative has some videos to show youthe next time he comes to yourbusiness.

These Technical Update videosprovide you with the latest infor-mation on research and processesat Jasper Engines & Transmissions.

Here is a brief description of thevideos your JASPER representativecan show you:

•Allison TransmissionDynamometer - Shows youJASPER’s most versatile transmis-sion tester.

Figure 3

Figure 4

JASPER Has New Technical Update Videos•Transmission Fluid EvacuationService - Discusses two methods ofdraining automatic transmissionfluid.

•444 Front Cover Oil FilterUpdate - A JASPER improvementfor the early model 444 dieselengine.

•Postal Conversion Updates - Animprovement to the 700R4 trans-mission conversion for postal deliv-ery trucks.

•The Spindle - JASPER never butt

welds a spindle onto an axle hous-ing. We’ll show you why.

•Diesel Torque Plate Honing -We’ll tell you how JASPER elimi-nates cylinder distortion throughthis process.

There are additional videos inproduction at this time, as JASPERcontinues to keep you up to date onthe processes we take to improveyour product. Ask to see these newvideos when your JASPER FactoryRepresentative comes to visit.

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JASPER & Federal-Mogul Announce Strategic Partnership

Federal-Mogul Corporation hasbeen named official supplier ofreplacement engine bearings, pis-tons, gaskets, piston rings and com-plete “loaded-piston” assemblies toJasper Engines & Transmissions,the nation’s leading engine remanu-facturer.

The strategic partnership includesboth a supply agreement and a mar-keting element, and is the first ofits kind between a major aftermar-ket supplier and engine remanufac-turer.

Terms of the agreement call forthe company’s Sealed Power pis-tons, piston rings, engine bearings,and Fel-Pro gaskets to be installedin engines remanufactured byJASPER. In addition, JASPER willbecome the f irst aftermarket cus-tomer worldwide to utilize Federal-Mogul’s signature engine systemsmanufacturing capabilities;JASPER will purchase complete,ready to install Sealed Power pistonand ring assemblies for its automo-tive and diesel engines, eliminatingthe need to source, stock, andassemble pistons and rings prior toengine production.

Jasper Engines & Transmissionsremanufactures more than 65,000gasoline and 5,000 diesel enginesannually.

The strategic partnership willenable JASPER to promote its useof Sealed Power and Fel-Pro toexisting and prospective customers.The brands will be displayed on allJASPER engine packaging andother merchandising tools, adver-tisements, newsletters and a broadrange of trade-related communica-tions. The brands and logos alsowill be prominently displayed onJASPER’s fleet of engine transporttrailers and in a variety of otherprominent locations.

“This is a partnership in everysense of the word,” said Jay

Burkhart, Vice President of Stra-tegic Planning and Marketing forFederal-Mogul. “Both organiza-tions will benefit from JASPER’suse of the world’s finest enginecomponents and systems and itscommitment to leveraging the fullvalue of the Sealed Power and Fel-Pro brands.”

According to Doug Bawel,President of Jasper Engines &Transmissions, “Federal-Mogul hasbeen a strong partner and player inJASPER’s success. As we moveforward, we need to take this part-nership to the utmost level.”

The agreement also calls forFederal-Mogul’s Champion sparkplugs and PowerPath wire andcable products to be included inJASPER’s engine installation kits,and for the increased use byJASPER of a variety of SealedPower valvetrain components.

“JASPER engines represent thevery best of the remanufacturingindustry, a fact that’s understoodand appreciated by tens of thou-sands of professional techniciansand repair businesses across NorthAmerica,” Burkhart said.“Customers will now have theadded confidence that everyJASPER engine and installation kitfeatures all of the parts and tech-nologies needed to ensure unsur-passed performance and durability.We are proud to have our brandsand products play a vital role in thecontinued growth of JASPER’sbusiness.”

Sealed Power OE-replacementpistons are manufactured fromexclusive aluminum alloys matchedto each engine’s performancerequirements. Federal-Mogul’sproprietary casting and machiningtechniques and quality control pro-cedures ensure outstanding reliabil-ity and service life.

Sealed Power pistons also featureFederal-Mogul’s DurOshield™ pis-ton skirt coating, which greatlyreduces the possibility of skirtscuffing and allows engine buildersto run the pistons with minimalclearances for increased sealingperformance and power output.

Sealed Power piston rings repre-sent the technologies, designs andmaterials specif ied each day by amajority of engine repair profes-sionals. The legendary SealedPower SS-50 oil ring features electro-polished stainless steelexpander-spacers to better resistcorrosion, provide superior side-sealing and maintain original ten-sion.

Engine bearings from Federal-Mogul feature advanced, applica-tion-specific technologies thatenhance the performance and dura-bility of automotive and heavy-dutyengines. Federal-Mogul is theindustry’s largest engine bearingmanufacturer, with OEM and after-market customers worldwide.

Fel-Pro is North America’s lead-ing brand of gaskets for replace-ment applications. Fel-Pro prod-ucts feature exclusive, aftermarketengineered technologies preferredby millions of engine remanufac-turers, professional technicians andrace teams.

Federal-Mogul becomes JASPER’s Official Source of Replacement Engine Components and Systems

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