Don't Blame the Rod Bolt
08-23-2005, 12:00 AM
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Don't Blame the Rod Bolt
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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Source: Raceology - Science of Auto Racing
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
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Source: Raceology - Science of Auto Racing
Technical Column by Don Terrill
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