In a message dated 98-04-07 16:35:21 EDT, bayer@SYBASE.COM writes:

<< Is it possible to remove the rods on a 2.1 engine AND resemble without
 splitting the case? More to the point with the engine horizontal (as in, in
 the van still)? I think I should pull one of the rods to have it checked,
 since the connected piston was chipped after slamming into an intake valve
 which had seized on its guide. ...<snip>... I really have no
 idea of what I may be getting myself into. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
>>

Pull the motor out of the van, and split the case. While your method is
*possible* it would be painful hell, and would allow you to judge all you need
to after this parts collision.

Split the case, mark the parts (1 rod, 2 rod, 3, 4), take the pistons, rods,
crank, and case to a machine shop. Tell them what happened. Have them check
the tollerances/measurements/straightness of all this stuff. A collision like
this can crack or bend the crank, and even put the case out of alignment.

beast of luck

gmbulley
cary, nc