News & Updates MAY 2003 JASPER Makes Donation to Hoosier Inside . Family Camp Jasper Engines & Transmissions needs children and their families,” recently made a major contribution to says Zach Bawel, JASPER Vice- the Enis Furley Foundation and their President of Sales. “As Scott shared Customer Profile: quest to construct a recreational camp his vision of a place for special Cox Automotive & in Southern Indiana. needs families to go, relax and have Performance pg. 2 JASPER contributed a Dodge full- fun, we thought it blended well with size extended cab pickup truck to be JASPER’s mission statement of ‘Do used at Camp Emma Lou, a camp It Right... and Have Fun.’ We look Where Do They All under construction on Lake Monroe forward to helping make this dream Come From? pg. 3 (just south of Bloomington, IN) to a reality for these families.” serve as an outdoor retreat for dis- The families that attend Camp Support ‘Right to Repair’ tressed families and their children. Emma Lou will have all of their “JASPER was one of the first com- meals provided throughout their Legislation pg. 4 panies to show an interest in the pro- stay. The entire visit (Thursday ject,” says Todd Rolen, Executive through Sunday) will be funded Join The Dave Blaney Director of the Enis Furley Founda- through sponsorships, and families Fan Club pg. 4 tion. “The truck will be used primari- will NOT incur any expenses during ly for everyday camp use.” their stay at the camp. All dona- The Enis Furley Foundation is a tions to the Enis Furley Foundation Severe-Duty Head Gaskets not-for-profit organization created by will go 100% toward the operation Bring Extra Margin of Jasper native Scott Rolen, of the St. of Camp Emma Lou. All salaries of Protection pg. 5 Louis Cardinals, to brighten the lives the camp’s management staff is paid of children and their families who for by Scott Rolen. struggle with an illness, hardship, or The foundation hopes to have JASPER Wins ZF Award other special needs by bringing them families experience Camp Emma for Excellence pg. 6 to Camp Emma Lou for an extended Lou by the summer of 2004. weekend. Tax-Free contributions can be “Jasper Engines & Transmissions made to the Enis Furley Founda- Associate Sponsor is proud to be the first corporate part- tion, 1800 Boone Trail, Louisville, Spotlight pg. 7 ner with the Enis Furley Foundation KY 40245. Call (502) 939-5121 for and Scott Rolen in helping special more information. Published by: Jasper Engines & Transmissions P. O. Box 650 Jasper, IN 47547-0650 Phone: 1-800-827-7455 Zach Bawel, JASPER Vice-President of Sales, hands over the keys of the new truck Fax: 1-812-634-1820 to Todd Rolen, Executive Director of the Enis Furley Foundation, a not-for-profit www.jasperengines.com organization founded by Jasper native Scott Rolen of the St. Louis Cardinals. Cox Automotive & Performance The Central Illinois community of Salem is home to Cox Automo- tive & Performance. Prior to open- ing his shop in December of 1990, owner Roger Cox was the Service Manager for a Chrysler dealership for five years. And before that, Roger was in the oil field equip- ment manufacturing industry for 13 years. But in late 1990 Roger saw a Cox Automotive technicians (pictured chance to strike out on his own, left to right) Todd Quick, Mike Torbeck, and opened his first shop at 2368 Tom Smith and owner Robert Cox. West Main Street in Salem. Roger Machine. Cox pays for his employ- started out with one employee and ees to attend off site training classes two service bays. After five years, to stay on top of the latest automo- Roger’s business had grown, and tive advancements. he needed more space and help. Cox Automotive has used So Cox Automotive moved to its JASPER quality remanufactured present location at 2150 West Main products for the past six years. Street. Roger now has seven They purchase up to ten gasoline employees and eight service bays. engines and transmissions a year. Four of his employees are ASE “Their (JASPER’s) research and Certified technicians, and two of development on OEM problems is them are Certified Master very important,” says Roger Cox. Technicians. “JASPER’s work is over and above Cox Automotive takes care of any factory improvements. And I general vehicle repair and service really like the no hassle warranty.” and can handle anything from a Cox has future plans to make simple oil change to a complete driveway improvements to his facili- engine or transmission replace- ty and add an alignment rack. More ment. Cox has all the latest equip- improvements are sure to come as ment, including a Pro-Cut brake Cox Automotive follows its busi- lathe, a Techtronics Lab Scope, and ness philosophy of “Do It Right and a TTS Transmission Flush Give Good Value and Service.” Profile Cox Automotive & Performance at 2150 West Main Street has been the choice of Salem, Illinois, customers since 1990. 2 Where Do They All Come From? by John McGovren, JASPER New Product Development Group Coordinator hood?” From the technical side, go through everything they can find John McGovren experience helps in quickly under- searching for similarities and differ- standing systems and configurations ences between this application and started with – the similarities and differences of others before it. Sometimes they are JASPER in the next generation. From the parts all new, like the recent Dodge 2.7 1976 in de- end, it also helps to understand cur- liter V6. These groups search all of veloping their rent parts and the various vendors’ the parts including the oil pan, tim- Differential strengths and capabilities. ing cover, camshaft or whatever they program for JASPER’s New Product Group can find to make sense of a some- light-duty networks with our Cataloging, Sales, time apparently senseless world. and heavy- Manufacturing, Installation Kits, They understand the product in its duty trucks. He helped Purchasing and Quality part numbers. Jasper also goes to JASPER expand into Departments. Almost every new resources like service manuals, Tech MerCruiser Stern Drives in product starts out as a number – in a Service Bulletins, Advisories, and 1986. In 1996, John sense, a tracking number. JASPER’s Recalls to understand what has hap- helped expand and auto- Cataloging Department uses vehicle pened to the manufacturer. mate aspects of the manufacturers’ literature, Internet JASPER’s Factory Sales Installation Kit program in and vendor resources to recognize Representatives are a valuable which 3,000 customized what has been sold. The goal of the resource of information regarding kits are packaged a month for sale with gas engines. New Product Department is to have original equipment problems in the In late 2001, JASPER applications identified up to the field. They pass on the information formed its New Product prior model year. they have learned from you, our cus- Development group with So what does it take to develop an tomer, about the kinds of problems John as Coordinator. engine at JASPER? Let’s start at the you have experienced. end! You call us AND we have it! Then the autopsy begins! Where do all of those engines, Our Sales Department, with the Pictures are taken to understand all transmissions and differentials come help of your VIN number, correctly of the various accessory bolt holes, from? As our customers, you know identifies it based on the collective castings numbers, and such. The they come from JASPER. But work of Cataloging, Manufacturing, wrench is turned and torque values before JASPER remanufactured that Purchasing & the Quality Groups, recorded and compared to available product, most likely, it started out in and we deliver it! service resources. Differences are life on a dealership lot and may have Now we will flash to an earlier noted, problems are observed and been somebody’s dream come true. time… JASPER has decided to causes of failure analyzed. Well, maybe they weren’t dreaming develop this product. Our of the engine – though some do, Purchasing and Cataloging groups (continued on page 6) especially some motorheads and gearheads that we all know. Most were probably dreaming of the sheet metal and frame around it, which made it the car or truck of their dreams, or the workhorse of their company. That’s right! Every product that JASPER produces is in its second life. The vehicle manufacturers fig- ure it out the first time, then JASPER does it again through their NEW PRODUCT GROUP. The New Product Group relies on experience and networking to unrav- JASPER’s New Product Group noticed oil leaking from the plugs in the el the mystery of “What’s under your cylinder heads of the Chrysler 2.7 liter V6. 3 Jasper Motorsports Wins Pit-Crew Challenge at Rockingham Join The Dave Blaney Fan Club! Now is your opportunity to show your Jasper Motorsports spirit and join the Dave Blaney Fan Club. As an active member you will receive the following: • Each household will receive a personally autographed 8 x 10 postcard of Dave Blaney and the #77 Jasper Engines & The over-the-wall crew for Dave Blaney and the #77 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford. Additional Transmissions Ford team won Round 2 of the McDonald’s Drive-Thru Pit family members also receive an Championship fueled by POWERade at the Subway 400 at North Carolina unautographed postcard. Speedway. Blaney’s crew spent 223 seconds in the pits to edge the crew of Kurt Busch and the #97 team by four seconds to earn the weekly $20,000 prize. • Each member will receive a The Jasper Motorsports team added six new team members prior to the 2003 membership card, which entitles NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, including four crew members who have you to a 10% discount on Dave provided immediate dividends for the team’s over-the-wall efforts.