[MWShaw]

Originally Posted by ol'George

Ok,
so yours holed the block, usually that means a rod is broken etc.etc.
Sometimes one is lucky and the crank is good, just needing polishing, other times the crank is beyond that and needs turned. or worse, beyond turning.
Since you own it, then you need to get inside yours and access the crank damage if any,
if you are planning to use the gen parts.
(FWIW: ) a crankcase is machined as a set with both halves together, I have seen sellers sell just ½ a crankcase, don’t go there.
does/will the Gen set work? Maybe sell it and recoup your $$

I understand where you are coming from as I rowed that boat, only with a smaller oar.
- went to the trouble of turning a vertical M-18 into a horizontal for my 782
Caution: some assembly/machining necessary to put it mildly Ha,LOL!

Yeah, it looks as if I need to do some investigative disassembly.