A connecting rod is the mechanical link between the piston and the crankshaft. By design, connecting rods convert vertical motion into rotary motion, eventually yielding torque at the flywheel. By ...
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 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 ...