Definition of CONNECTING ROD

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Recent Examples on the Web 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, "2020 Ford F-250: Off-Road Tremor addresses growing demand," 10 Apr. 2020 Pistons bop up and down, connecting rods sway their hips, and the crankshaft spins around. — Jared Gall, Car and Driver, "We Celebrate the Infiniti QX50 with a Rube Goldberg Machine," 10 Mar. 2020 An actuator pivots the extra linkages between the connecting rods and the crankshaft to twerk the pistons a little higher or a little lower, resulting in a compression ratio that varies from 14.0:1 to 8.0:1. — Jared Gall, Car and Driver, "Our 2019 Infiniti QX50 Underwhelms in its Complexity," 10 Mar. 2020 There are no moving pistons, no rings, no crankshaft, no connecting rods or bearings. — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, "Car Talk: Put your Tesla to the test," 9 Sep. 2019 To find the extra grunt for JCW models, Mini modified the crankshaft, installed new main bearings, a larger turbocharger, and JCW-specific pistons and connecting rods, and tweaked the compression ratio. — Annie White, Car and Driver, "The 2020 Mini JCW Countryman and Clubman Get More Power," 14 May 2019 That can cause abnormal combustion and damage pistons and connecting rods. — Tom Krisher, The Seattle Times, "Hyundai finds new engine problem, prompting another recall," 30 Mar. 2019 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, "Variable-compression engine meets crossover: Infiniti QX50 review," 8 Nov. 2018 Suddenly, its piston engine blew, throwing two connecting rods. — Eric Tegler, Ars Technica, "One man designed and built the ultimate bush plane," 11 Aug. 2018

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“Connecting rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connecting%20rod. Accessed 28 May. 2020.