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Connecting Rod: Description and Operation

DESCRIPTION
The connecting rods are Powdered Metal with 54 mm (2.13 inches) journals and have full floating piston pins. These pins are slip fit in the bronze bushed rods and are retained in the piston by round wire retainers.