If you have been following my posts you may have seen that I spent my last three years at Ford (2004-2007) working as an automatic transmission cooling engineer. I also started my engineering career working on cooling. I worked for Chrysler Defense, Inc., as an automatic transmission engineer from 1980-1982. Early in 1982 we were […] More »

I remember one of my more exciting days developing transmission cooling systems at Ford. This happened at Ford’s Arizona Proving Ground, in Yucca, AZ. Not long after I left Ford in 2007 this facility was sold to Chrysler. I was working on a F-250 6.0L/TorqShift truck. On this day I had to run a test that was […] More »

Here we are with another BFGoodrich Member Profile and for this article we’ll be taking a look at Mark Kovalsky. Mark has been involved in the aftermarket and OEM industry since 1982 and brings Engineering knowledge to the Ford Truck Enthusiasts boards. He even writes articles for us here at Ford Truck Enthusiasts. His skills […] More »

While I enjoyed working at Ford, there were some challenges. Here is one episode that still has me shaking my head, and this happened 16 years ago! I was an engineering supervisor. I had 10 engineers reporting to me, all working on developing transmission calibrations (“tunes”) for a certain transmission family. About this time there […] More »

Because Ford was feeling left out, it decided to pull a self-immolation like the new Acura NSX, most Ferraris, some Teslas, and a few GM products of late. Over the weekend, a 2016 Ford Super Duty was caught testing in the desert, probably doing some hot weather testing as most cars do. Then all of […] More »

With the Ford Ranger Pickup being available in most European, Asian and American countries as well as Australia and New Zealand, this Ranger-based SUV could as well be offered in all these markets when it gets officially introduced in the second half of 2014. It is believed to be a seven-seater. The car clearly has […] More »

A standard test drive is enough for many people, but there are those out there who want to push the limits of their vehicle before a purchase. That isn’t possible all the time, but now Ford wants you, yes you, to push and punish their new 2015 F-150 and they are doing it with a […] More »