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[drupal=144]Connecting Rods[/drupal]
[drupal=144]Connecting Rods[/drupal]
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The connecting rod's job is to take the power given from the top of the piston, and transmit it to the crankshaft. The stress put upon the connecting rod is extreme, as it not only has the force from combustion to contend with, but also the inertia from reciprocation. So not only does it have thousands of pounds of pressure pressing down on it, the rod also has the effect of stretching from BDC to TDC on the exhaust stroke. Not a simple task, yet most of us ignore this very important piece of metal in our motors.
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The connecting rod's job is to take the power given from the top of the piston, and transmit it to the crankshaft. The stress put upon the connecting rod is extreme, as it not only has the force from combustion to contend with, but also the inertia from reciprocation. So not only does it have thousands of pounds of pressure pressing down on it, the rod also has the effect of stretching from BDC to TDC on the exhaust stroke. Not a simple task, yet most of us ignore this very important piece of metal in our motors.
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