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Advice about rods after melting pistons
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<blockquote data-quote="RainyP71" data-source="post: 16409849" data-attributes="member: 172042"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>Basically would this set be safe to run of okayed by a machine shop? Any advice? Thanks! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1637574[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1637575[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1637576[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RainyP71, post: 16409849, member: 172042"] 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! [ATTACH=full]1637574[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1637575[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1637576[/ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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