383 Help/Questions, Long Storage, Unknown Parts

The copper is to build up the outside of the rod so they can grind it back to spec. They lower it in a vat of copper acetate and attach an electrode to it so the copper in solution plates the rod, makes it a few microns larger everywhere and then they resize it to factory specs. You usually only find one or 2 as stated. rod movement on the crank is normal and needed, just make sure its within spec of rod side clearance <.017. White is just high heat. Looks good, button it up and run it.