When I'm going to rebuild a two stroke glow engine I pull the sleeve then fiddle fart and worry the piston/connecting rod until I am able to get the rod off the crank pin. To date I have never lost the battle. I just got a call from a friend having the old rod crank pin removel problem and the only pearls of wisdon I could give him is to keep moving it around and worry it to death until it slides off. If you can't get it bring it over, it's no easier for me but I always get the rod off the crank.
My question to others that have had the same battle, has anyone come up with or found an easy way to get the rod off the pin. Perhaps a magic spot where the crank and rod line up so it will just slide off.
Four strokes are just smoother to work on. Other then forgetting to replace the lifter tubes once in a while they don't fight you like these little two strokes.
Just wondering.
Gene