How to Use connecting rod in a Sentence
connecting rod
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Pistons bop up and down, connecting rods sway their hips, and the crankshaft spins around.
—Jared Gall, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2020
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Smaller piston skirts cut 27 grams while the connecting rods are 41 grams lighter.
—Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2018
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To handle the output and 8,250-rpm redline, the crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods are forged.
—Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2020
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There are no moving pistons, no rings, no crankshaft, no connecting rods or bearings.
—Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2019
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Instead of just having a connecting rod between the crankshaft and piston head, there's now a multilink arrangement around the crankshaft, with the con-rod attached to one end.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2018
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The connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which over time can result in engine damage.
—USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2020
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Porsche is unaware of any problems resulting from the faulty connecting rod and also said that all owners who have taken delivery of the vehicles have been notified of the recall.
—Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2021
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This can result in engine damage and connecting rod failure, which could potentially puncture the engine block.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2020
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That can cause abnormal combustion and damage pistons and connecting rods.
—Tom Krisher, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
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The fuel-injection system has been improved to optimize combustion, and its block, cylinder heads, connecting rods and bearings have been strengthened.
—Tim Spell, Houston Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2020
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The stock internals were replaced with a billet-steel crankshaft, forged pistons, and billet-steel connecting rods for improved strength and durability, and the intake and exhaust systems were redone to optimize airflow.
—Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 11 Sep. 2017
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Suddenly, its piston engine blew, throwing two connecting rods.
—Eric Tegler, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2018
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Inadequate warmup protection can cause a lack of oil film on the engine connecting rod bearings while the engine is reaching operating temperature.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2020
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Infiniti's solution involves replacing the usual connecting rod between the piston head and crankshaft with a multilink arrangement.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2018
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