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minus-squarePlantDadManGuy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·1 year agoHow exactly would an engine "throw a cylinder"?
minus-squareChefTyler1980@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·1 year agoTypically it’s a rod but you’ve either never heard the term before or are being pedantic.
minus-squarePlantDadManGuy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOr I'm literally just asking a question to gain some insight. I've heard the term thrown a rod, and I've actually worked on cars more than most people. But thanks for the unwarranted hostility.
minus-squareChefTyler1980@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEasy killer “how exactly would a car throw a piston” wasn’t exactly a non-hostile comment yourself.
minus-squarepfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agosome engines have cylinder sleeves that can be pushed out. Although, as another commenter already mentioned, they actually meant "throwing a rod"
How exactly would an engine "throw a cylinder"?
Typically it’s a rod but you’ve either never heard the term before or are being pedantic.
Or I'm literally just asking a question to gain some insight. I've heard the term thrown a rod, and I've actually worked on cars more than most people. But thanks for the unwarranted hostility.
Easy killer “how exactly would a car throw a piston” wasn’t exactly a non-hostile comment yourself.
some engines have cylinder sleeves that can be pushed out. Although, as another commenter already mentioned, they actually meant "throwing a rod"