So I picked up a low mile cobra engine that was rebuilt with the cheapest Taiwan special pistons I've ever seen. It had melted 2 pistons and blew a small hole through both of them. When the piston blew through, it deposited a small amount of melted piston on 2 of the rods as you can see in the photos I've attached. Are these rods salvageable? I don't see any discoloration from heat. I'm assuming I could take a brass wire wheel to these gently and it would take the deposits right off, then just have a shop rebush and check them.
Also, the motor had a mismatched set of manley rods. 6 stock cobra rods, and 2 manley H-beams that look basically identical. I got the short block so cheap that even if I NEEDED 2 new stock replacement cobra rods, I'd still be in the black.
Basically would this set be safe to run of okayed by a machine shop? Any advice? Thanks!
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Also, the motor had a mismatched set of manley rods. 6 stock cobra rods, and 2 manley H-beams that look basically identical. I got the short block so cheap that even if I NEEDED 2 new stock replacement cobra rods, I'd still be in the black.
Basically would this set be safe to run of okayed by a machine shop? Any advice? Thanks!
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