Welp, the only way to know for sure is to crack it open and look, starting with pulling the head. The PO said it ran two years ago and had been sitting and now it won’t start. So I figured it would be carb related. I guess it’s possible he was running it on one cylinder. I don’t think rods spontaneously combust while sitting.
That other member johncub has two engines but is 5 hours away. There were two nearby for $50 a couple weeks ago. One with a broken rod and one with a bad seal. That could have come in handy now. I’ll keep an eye out for something closer, while I tear this one down and see what’s happened inside.
I have a good Kohler command vtwin short block sitting around too, maybe I can build that up and use it. I’d need a carb, a head, gaskets, muffler and shrouds, flywheel... etc.
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