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big end

noun

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  1. In a piston engine, the larger end (crankshaft end) of the connecting rod that connects a…

    In a piston engine, the larger end (crankshaft end) of the connecting rod that connects a piston to the crankshaft.

    • From the sound of that motor, I'd say yer big end's gone, mate.
    • Oil is carried from the big end to the small end by a centrally drilled oil hole.

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