RE: another darn ryobi post (ryobi performance modification, analysis and comparison)
Could you possibly post a picture of the newer style rod? What did the machine look like before conversion? Was it one of the newer Ryboi's that has the block and fan housing cast together so that you have to cut it apart to convert it? (Unlike the older Ryobi's that have a housing that unbolts.)
Thanks,
AV8TOR