Installing Cylinder Sleeves. Damaged and worn cast iron and aluminum engine blocks have long been repaired using dry sleeves. Installing a repair sleeve can often save the block if a cylinder has excessive taper wear, or is cracked, scored or otherwise damaged, and boring out the damaged cylinder.
If you have a collagen vascular disease, your immune system causes inflammation in your collagen and nearby joints. Several collagen vascular diseases, including lupus, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, are more common in women than in men. This group of diseases usually affects adults in their 30s and 40s.
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) can occur when a disease or disorder causes a reduction in blood flow to any part of the circulatory system - outside of the brain or heart. Frequently caused by fatty deposits in arteries, or artheroschlerosis, this is one of the leading causes of disability in adults over 50.