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big end
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big end Brit
1. the larger end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine
2. the bearing surface between the larger end of a connecting rod and the crankpin of the crankshaft


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For example, at Top Dead Center on a crank pin there is very little cheek metal, almost none really, while at Bottom Dead Center on the same pin the heated area is virtually surrounded by a huge heat sink.
 
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