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  1. Auraraptor

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    can someone tell me what a piston rod is and how it works. I think it is the rod that connects the piston to the crank shaft, but i'm not sure.
     
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  2. F40

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    The connection rod connects the piston to the crankshaft.
     
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    then what is the piston rod?
     
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    Piston rod is a 'Grassroots' term for connecting rod. Connects piston to crankshaft. Wrist pin connects piston to connecting rod. Length of connecting rod (way simplified, no flames please) determines an engine's stroke.
     
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    Are you dealing with a translation? I'd also guess "piston rod" = "connecting rod", but I could see how "piston pin" (a.k.a. wrist pin, Gudgeon pin) could also come out "piston rod" if passed around thru enough Italino-English (British)-English (USA) translations.

    Can you use the phrase in a sentence? ;)
     
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    Piston pin is also used as wrist pin.
     
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  8. Auraraptor

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    thanks for the info. I was also wondering how much stress is applied to the connecting rod and I was wondering what the maximum temperatue a combustion chamber recieves. Any info on this will be greatly appreciated.
     
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    stress... going up at a high rate of speed, suddenly stopping, going back down, 25-75 times a SECOND!
     
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    TEmperatures inside of a combustion chamber can peak above 2200 degrees F for a few milliseconds each combustion cycle.

    As for connecting rod stress there is a lot of variables that have to be factored in to come up with an accurate #

    Rod length
    Rod Design
    Crank Stroke
    Compression Ratio
    Ignition Timing

    are just a few of the variables that affect conn rod stress.

    Rob Guess "The Other Rob"
     
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    Forgot the most important:

    Maximum RPMs
    Piston weight
     
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