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08-23-2005, 01:00 AM
Don't Blame the Rod Bolt
By Don Terrill (c)2005
I feel sorry for the poor little rod bolt - it's been wrongly accused of failure more than any other part in the engine.
My eyes roll back into my head every time I hear; "Blew up my engine last weekend - broke a rod bolt." Then they go on about rumors of a bad batch of rod bolts and how they hope to get the rod manufacture to pay for their
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Technical Column by Don Terrill
By Don Terrill (c)2005
I feel sorry for the poor little rod bolt - it's been wrongly accused of failure more than any other part in the engine.
My eyes roll back into my head every time I hear; "Blew up my engine last weekend - broke a rod bolt." Then they go on about rumors of a bad batch of rod bolts and how they hope to get the rod manufacture to pay for their
Read more... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/raceology?m=20)
Source: Raceology - Science of Auto Racing (http://raceology.com)
Technical Column by Don Terrill