My First 318 Rebuild

68Valiant225 said
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Here's a picture of the top end of the copper rod, I think it's bushed.
Also just to iterate, I know nothing about the history of this engine, i don't even know if it ran when it was taken apart

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Rods like that have collectively billions and billions of miles on them. I personally have never seen one fail.

The issue is the cost to rebuild them. For less money you can buy a better rod with cap screws and better metallurgy.

If you are set on using those rods, make sure the holes are the correct sizes and send it. They’ll be fine.