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Questions tagged [rod]

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Can I run a car with a thrown rod?

I threw a rod and I'm afraid my engine is going to blow up or something I was wondering if it was possible to cap off a cylinder or two and run my six cylinder car on four or five cylinders just to give it a little more life until I can replace the…
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Securing rods for threading: how to avoid vice bites?

I'm working some steel rods into small studs, the problem is that when I tighten them in my vice, they get severely bitten by the vice's jaw blocks, leaving some nasty marks in the rods. I can live with the marks, but some rods have very small flat…
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Extracting piston rod's "wire" C clips

So now that I'm getting ready (soon :) ) to fit new pistons in my old Skoda Estelle engine, I found that the piston rods have "wire" C clips. I mean, they look like a piece of wire, no "eyes" or tabs with holes in which we normally put the pliers to…
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Outer Tie/Track Rod End Length Difference

Impact of using a shorter/longer outer tie/track rod replacement part? Are there any possible issues/wear on parts by using a part that is 1-2cm longer in length than OEM? Given all other dimensions i.e. thread/nut/cone size are identical? Also…
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Rod knock disappears on engine warmup

I have something that sounds like rod knock on my '04 Chevy Silverado with a 4.8L V-8. The reason I think it's not really rod knock is cause it's worst when it's really cold outside (think sub-zero with no block heater) and it almost entirely…
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Briggs & Stratton 33R877 Engine Problem

May I please receive help in solving an engine problem? I have a Briggs & Stratton 33R877 engine (ride mower), and it is blowing air out of the carburetor. Here is what I've done so far: Piston rod breaks/shatters and the engine dies Took the…
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2016 WRX knocking sound - Codes

My 2016 had issues before this one which included - power loss. Loud idling when starting up. The power loss was an issue because sometimes turning right into traffic it would lose most all power I’d slam the gas to avoid causing an accident. Took…
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Grinding/rattling Noise from engine accelerating on both idling and driving Suzuki G10 3-cyl Engine

I am facing an issue of a rattling/grinding noise from engine left/lower side particularly in warm engine. Car is Suzuki cultus with 3-cylinder non-efi G10 engine and running on petrol. Inside cabin while driving it feels like exhaust leak noise…
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Thrown rod in engine block, can I drive it one mile?

My 2012 fusion overheated and a rod disconnected/snapped off, I have no idea if I'm saying any of that correctly, but from the word of a trusted mechanic friend, this is what has happened. I got a new car and just need to move the old car one mile…
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Rod knocking, out of oil, or both?

So, I had noticed what sounded like rod knocking in my 2004 Nissan 350z with 140k miles. IT got progressively worse, and I went to look around. I ended up finding all of my oil gone, seemingly due to the infamous Jiffy Lube incompetence at…
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If a car has a rod knock what is no good the head or the block?

Wondering if the block or head can still be used?
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07 Camry front wheel bearing damage so quickly

I have replaced the the right front wheel cv joint with after market one made by a Taiwanese spare part manufacturer. When the mechanic install the cv joint in the rod, after 3 or 5 days, sound of the front bearing came. I checked, I found the cv…
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linear actuator rod extension

I need to extend the rod of 700mm linear actuator by 45 cm as in the picture. Is it safe ?
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Bottom End Knock

I'm looking to purchase an engine with a bottom end knock, with the assumption that I will be able to rebuild it with no previous experience, fitting aftermarket forged parts. These are my assumptions based on the info on the advert and what I've…
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Which one is: "REAR LATERAL ROD BUSHING - FRONT (INNER)"

I think it's the top one of the 48730A arm, but not sure.
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