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  • noun Plural form of pushrod.

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Examples

  • The V-Wagon is utterly, cosmically and seismically wrong , a filthy, shameful ogre of torque that bellows and sets alight thatched roofs as it drives by — Caliban with pushrods.

    Cadillac's Insane, Unnecessary, Awesome Wagon Dan Neil 2011

  • Unlike most airplanes of its size, it has no autopilot and the controls are simple pushrods and (carbon fiber) cables.

    Wired Top Stories Jason Paur 2009

  • No smoke, no busy clattering of pushrods and rockers… Just a faint, well behaved hum.

    dustbury.com » I can’t keep up 2007

  • The guys on Double Jeopardy wasted no time removing the pistons, rods, and pushrods from the bad cylinders, converting their engine to a 1.25 liter two-banger.

    Jalopnik Murilee Martin 2010

  • Yes pushrods are old technology, but in this case it does not mean bad technology.

    Fast Lane Daily - Auto News. Fast Cars. Fast and Fresh. Every day. 2010

  • Yes pushrods are old technology, but in this case it does not mean bad technology.

    Fast Lane Daily - Auto News. Fast Cars. Fast and Fresh. Every day. 2010

  • Yes pushrods are old technology, but in this case it does not mean bad technology.

    Fast Lane Daily - Auto News. Fast Cars. Fast and Fresh. Every day. 2010

  • The guys on Double Jeopardy wasted no time removing the pistons, rods, and pushrods from the bad cylinders, converting their engine to a 1.25 liter two-banger.

    Jalopnik Murilee Martin 2010

  • Considerably bigger than our original Yak and much more scale in appearance, the new 88 inch Yak-54 features many of the unique design features and quality components that made the original so popular such as carbon fiber wing and stab tubes, double truss composite control horns, titanium turnbuckle pushrods, heavy duty ball links, wing and stab bags, canopy/hatch cover, showroom quality painted fiberglass cowl and wheel spats and a professionally applied Ultracote finish.

    WN.com - Articles related to Air Berlin loss narrows to 9.5m euros 2010

  • Considerably bigger than our original Yak and much more scale in appearance, the new 88 inch Yak-54 features many of the unique design features and quality components that made the original so popular such as carbon fiber wing and stab tubes, double truss composite control horns, titanium turnbuckle pushrods, heavy duty ball links, wing and stab bags, canopy/hatch cover, showroom quality painted fiberglass cowl and wheel spats and a professionally applied Ultracote finish.

    WN.com - Articles related to Air Berlin loss narrows to 9.5m euros 2010

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