In this video, we explore two engines with the same bore and stroke but varying lengths of connecting rods. At the same engine speed, the differing rod lengths influence piston acceleration, affecting ...

The FAA issued an airworthiness directive focusing on certain connecting rod assemblies installed in a range of Lycoming engines. It is the kind of announcement that likely has pilots leafing through ...

We rebuild connecting rods for a vintage Ford 172 cubic inch engine, fitting new wrist pin bushings to a clearance ten times tighter than a single human hair. The process requires pressing, swedging, ...

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 ...