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September 30, 2025 at 9:58 am #300240
Aidan Smith
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    Fleetwin,

    Yes, the rod grenaded to say the least. The upper piston is surprisingly OK, with no cracks to the internal crankcase after inspection. The crank has a pinhole nick on the very edge of where the rod cap would have hit, but nothing other than that. Did I get lucky? I bought it with a claim of it being “Seized,” and had sat for years. Turns fine now, though.

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