How to Use pushrod in a Sentence
pushrod
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The too-cool fork caps, the black spoked wheels, the two rear frame hoops, the black forks, the polished pushrod tubes atop the cylinders, even the turn signals have panache.
—Bill Roberson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
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The left wing aileron trim tab remained intact and its pushrod was connected but bent.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019
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The pushrod connecting the brake pedal to the master cylinder is adjustable.
—Bob Weber Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021
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In this case, Tarver was standing near the pipeline using a pushrod to manually move the pig.
—Tom Steele, Dallas News, 20 July 2021
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Nor drinking, either: the 6.2-liter pushrod V8 is fitted with dual fuel systems to pump more gas into the cylinders in extremis.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018
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The official images make clear a very low ride height—just 3.7 inches of ground clearance—with motorsport-style pushrod suspension.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2020
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Without pushrods in the way, an engineer making an OHC engine can also configure its ports for better airflow.
—Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2019
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Motivating this new model is General Motors' sweetheart of a 6.2-liter pushrod V-8.
—David Beard, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2022
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Although the engine remains a cam-in-block pushrod design, the cam is now fitted with a hydraulic timing phaser so that intake and exhaust valve opening and closing duration can be changed to improve performance.
—Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2012
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This is a pushrod unit, a configuration well known to Hennessey's tuning operations, chosen for its compact dimensions and lower center of gravity.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2020
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Mustang—derived from an existing car platform, unlike the Corvair's custom one—fostered the GM brass's pre-existing predilection for pushing cheap, unsophisticated pushrod V-8s.
—Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 30 Sep. 2022
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