235 rods are not scarce or expensive. Use a sawzall or a cutting torch on the frozen-up rods to get the crank out of the block and buy a couple of replacement rods when you reassemble the engine. Chances are they're junk anyway.
Jerry


"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!