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Old 10-11-2006, 06:38 PM
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difference between a I-H beam rod

How can you tell the difference between I-H beam rods?
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

I beam and H beam, look at the letters, I beam is wide at the top and bottom, h beam is wide on the sides
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

can u tell which wat these are?

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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

Those are H-beam rods.
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

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Those are H-beam rods.
yup, wide on the sides
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

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yup, wide on the sides
Wouldn't that actually be the front and back since they face the front and back of the engine?
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

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can u tell which wat these are?

>is that a Cloyes True Roller timing chain? so your going with an electric water pump?
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

On this page are some good photos showing I beams and H-beams. And also lower down on that page it shows which ones have block and cam clearance "built" in, (compares big end shapes).
http://www.karl-ellwein.org/EllweinE...ingrodpage.htm


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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

As far as functional differences go, either cross section works fine if it's a good rod appropriately selected. The "S" shape rod or the "two piece" rod is to be avoided at all costs though!!





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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

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As far as functional differences go, either cross section works fine if it's a good rod appropriately selected. The "S" shape rod or the "two piece" rod is to be avoided at all costs though!!


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Is that a sample of your collection of expensive broken parts?
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

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can u tell which wat these are?

I can tell what everything is here, but WTH is that blue bottle thingy? Vacuum canister? Do you always buy a bunch of new expensive parts that need to stay clean and then set them on the concrete outside?

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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

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Is that a sample of your collection of expensive broken parts?

You are a cruel man

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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

Originally Posted by rskrause
As far as functional differences go, either cross section works fine if it's a good rod appropriately selected. The "S" shape rod or the "two piece" rod is to be avoided at all costs though!!


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I think its your opti.

No seriously though nice work.

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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

is there a purpose for the differant rods? is 1 stronger? i hear h beams are better?
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Re: difference between a I-H beam rod

Originally Posted by rskrause
As far as functional differences go, either cross section works fine if it's a good rod appropriately selected. The "S" shape rod or the "two piece" rod is to be avoided at all costs though!!
Hehe... I've got a pic like that... I'll have to dig it up.
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