couple of generic engine questions

[SequoiaGLX at twcny.rr.com (SequoiaGLX@twcny.rr.com)]

Lack of motor oil pressure or other connecting rod bearing failure usually, or over-revving and resultant stress cracking of the rod itself, winds up breaking the rod into two or more pieces while the motor is running and many times these pieces get thrown through the side of the block.  Nasty.  Oil pressure is lost because of lack of oil, pump failure, or excessive rod and main bearing clearances or other excessive "leak" of oil pressure.

John K. Gates
--
'97 Jetta GLX - daily driver
'85 Scirocco Flash Silver, waiting for my new house/shop for a complete
teardown/buildup sometime soon...

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Smith <smithma7@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, July 29, 2004 3:09 pm
Subject: couple of generic engine questions

> Greetings collective!
> 
> 1)  What is "throwing a rod"? (as in "You've thrown a rod")
> 
> 2)  How does it happen and/or what causes it?
> 
> TIA,
> Mike
> '86 red 16v (Red 5)
> 
> ps.  Not my car, just questions.
> 
> 
> word (w?rd) 
> interj. Slang. Used to express approval or an affirmative response 
> to something. Sometimes used with up. Source
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