Gear_Head_717
New Member
It happened, today was the day...... Catastrophic engine failure. For the sake of others I was testing the aluminum upper connecting rod bushing sold from juice motor parts. The bushing wore away from the connecting rod friction. With all the play in the piston a small piece of the piston snapped off. It was the remaining material from skirt cut on the intake side. Along with that the opposite side retaining clip snapped. The bottom clip also snapped into 3 or 4 pieces (some are still in the crank). Amazingly only the transfer port skirts were damaged on the cylinder. And the steel piston pin is undamaged. Piston and rings are done however. SO could I open the transfers and still use the same jug? I have inspected thoroughly. I also wanted to know if the con rod is still usable? With my caliper the ID measured and avg. of 14 mm. on the upper connection. I'm glad I killed the engine when I did because it could have been much worse. Best place to buy new parts???? besides JNM, CMB's, arrow, jake, or ebay.