I reconditioned a connecting rod once for an 855 cubic inch Cummins engine that had enough twist in the I beam section that the wrist pin bushing boring job went all the way through the bronze facing and took out part of the steel backing. Now a Cummins rod is 12" on center between the wrist pin and the rod journal, the wrist pin is a 2" diameter piece of solid, hardened steel, and each rod weighs about 15 pounds! I'm guessing that one got twisted by an overdose of starting fluid and a little bit of water in a cylinder.
Jerry

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