SO a little Boxer Update... I was so excited to unpack the boxer and found it to be in very good condition for a used mill - the seller said it had only been bench run and the condition confirmed this. But then I turned it over and my well tuned hand picked up the Unmistakable grinding of a badly corroded bearing. Obviously it was not "recently" bench run and it was also not run out or stored properly - Smell gave it away too.

Has been disassembled and every bearing is done - Badly corroded - No other issues as cam/crank/followers are all OK with only minimal slight staining and no pitting. Rods/Liners/Pistons/Rings and valve train all look 100%...

Questions:

Should the tiny rod cap bolts be replaced during build up - Thinking and reading this might be a good option. Locktite?

Any advice on bearing replacement (what to look for in bearings) - The seller has agreed to split of the cost of the bearing renewal - felt very bad about selling in this condition but he had bought it from a fellow modeller who passed along it was "MINT". I don't get the feeling he meant to mis-represent the motor but got caught passing on bad info. The bonus is that it will start its gasser life with fresh bearings.

also - what do your prop driver magnet mounts look like