Scott,
Mike Kerr has used 1600 rods listed on his site for $25.00.
http://intercite.com/~wolfgang/
Mike
Scott Calkins wrote:
> Well after close to a year of the roadster sitting in the driveway up on
> ramps, I started working on it again. I got it running on a Saturday, and
> took it out severial times over the weekend making sure it was running ok.
> All seemed fine so I was gonna take it to work on monday to work. Before
> work I had to make a quick trip to pay a bill. Just as I arived at the
> place to pay the bill, the engine developed a noticable ping. As I babied
> it home the ping got worse and worse. Just as I was to turn onto my street,
> the engine went CLUNK, as did my heart. To make the story short, I guess I
> didnt torque down the piston rod end cap bolts down right, as the end cap on
> #2 had come completly off and the rod was jammed into the side of the crank.
> The dammage looks like it is limited to the rod and bearings though. There
> is a slight nick in the surface of the crank, but it looks like i can polish
> it out. Thank god at the time it let loose, I was at idle, and it was out
> of gear.
>
> Question now, it looks like the rod is toast. Is the rod the same in the
> 1600 and 2000? If not does anyone hase a single 1600 rod and end cap they
> wanna sell?
>
> Scott
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