OK, I finally opened up my Mach and to my suprise the connecting rod look to be in good shape. However, there is a a brass washer that fits into the end of the connecting rod that goes on the crankshaft. I see that about half of this has broken off, thus the pieces of brass I seen at the top of the piston sleeve. There is allot of "play" between the connecting rod and the crankshaft. I think that this is allowing the connecting rod to scrape the bottom of the crankcase which is chere the silver slivers are coming from. Maybe this is how the rods on the other Machs start to go. Any thoughts on this? Can I save this engine myself?

So my question is this: Would you rather by a new engine for $200 or buy a revo for around $470? Seems like it would make more sense to buy a whole truck than just a motor. Is the LST really that much better of a truck to invest in another engine? Without looking at money, would you choose to buy an new engine for the LST or buy a revo?