Hey Roger I just ran the 6th tank through the motor and noticed a little more play in the conrod on the crank side, but the motor still runs good. The only problem I'm having now is keeping the motor running. I have the idle up all the way but I still have to raise my throttle trim in order to keep it running until the motor heats up all the way. I'm going to replace the rod after another 4 tanks and i've fine tuned the engine for max performance.
I need the factory carb settings if anyone has them because my brother-in-law messed up the settings before I even put 1 tank of fuel in. I can dial the high and low speed needles but I don't know what's the setting for the mid range needle.
Keep me posted Roger.