ORIGINAL: jpep

BIG PROBLEMS!!!!
Well most of you guys know me as the newbie who's had his car for 2 weeks and can't get it to run. I tried adjusting everything possible, I chacked crankshaft, slipper clutch, flywheel, servos, air leaks, everything possible. I'd get it to idle but it would stall when giving too much throttle. And I know I always ran it on the rich side so I wouldn't do damage. Anyways yesterday I was finally determined to get it running. I went to the hobbby shop early and grabbed so new gas lines and a fuel filter. For a little side project through out the daywhen my bash buddy works on his Jato. So we try to get my MT2 started at 10am hopng to be drinking beers and bashing by noon. I wanted to make sure mine was getting fuel so I flooded it out. cleaned it up and put a new plug in. I tried starting it but it seemed flooded again. I held a rag over head when I was unflooding engine and gave it a couple bursts with roto start, I noticed some metal flakes come out in rag. I think it was the con rod, it was brass with chrome looking coating. My question is what should I do a con rod is $16, but if I screwed up the sleeve and piston then it would cost about $45 for all that when I can get a new engine for $65. What are the cxhances that its just the con rod? The car is new infact I've not even driven it 20 ft. Also how do you think this happened. I never ran it lean and I've only idled it through 7 tanks of gas. Anyways any advice on what I should do. I was also thinking about puting the .18 engine in maybe now would be a good time.