Most connecting rods in current engines are configured like this aftermarket Crowerod. The little end (A) accepts a high-strength steel wristpin that connects the rod to the piston. The large end (B) ...

The idea behind an internal combustion engine with pistons is simple. The combustion of air and fuel pushes down on a piston, which then spins the crankshaft and turns it into forward or backward ...

In our kickoff "class" in the Auto Shop Series on Engine Basics (HRM, Sept. '71), we defined the connecting rod or "rod" as the part of an engine which "transmits and converts up-and-down ...

The connecting rod bolt is essential to the engine’s connecting rod. Its function is to connect the connecting rod body and the connecting rod end cover. The reliability of the connecting rod bolt ...