General Motors is scrambling to rectify the engine failures for its 6.2-liter V8 truck engine – one of which bit the dust ...

Suffice it to say, these are just some of the issues that come when a connecting rod goes through your motor ... Fred Smith's love of cars comes from his fascination with auto racing.

A modern gas engine most commonly uses pistons and a crankshaft to power the wheels of a car or truck. The piston is basically a round thing on a stick (called a connecting rod) that travels in a ...