On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:06:13 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

"Snag" fired this volley in news:l15l1p$kdi$1@dont-
email.me:

. And yet you feel
you need to judge me

I did NOT judge you. I said ____I____ could not imagine doing that.

I know of a lot of folks who could (both imagine AND do it).

I don't judge them, either.

But I wasn't 'judging' about con-rods. If they're that cheap, they're
"cheap". It's not a matter of what you can or can't afford. That's a
statement about the quality of the unit.

I've often been in situations where I couldn't afford the 'best'. But I
recognized the stuff I could afford as being whatever quality it was.

I never got mad at someone else who did, too.

Lloyd
Sometimes things (parts) are sold at a decent price - sometmes at
overinflated prices. What is a simple low-stress connecting rod
REA:LLY worth???? Briggs, Tecumseh and Kohler run $15 to $90 online.
These are for an ENGINE that runs 3600 RPM. The compressor runs closer
to 600 RPM and experiences significantly less compressive stress as
well as a lot less stretch.