[Shotimes] rod bearings

[ianf@eden.rutgers.edu]

If you were to drive around in 5th gear at 10 mph, you would be lugging 
the engine. The engine doesn't have enough interia to keep it spinning 
which causes the rods to hammer the crank as the plugs fire. 

Ian

> What does "lugging" the engine mean?
> 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
> 
> >  Not everyone believes that lugging the engine kills the rod 
bearings.
> > Lugging the engine on a worn
> > engine will sometimes make the oil pressure light flicker at near 
stall
> > speed, but that's just showing you the condition of the lubrication
> > system.
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