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Background - I'm in the middle of a project on a single cylinder IC engine, Chinese made, that my boys ran without an air filter and ended up bending a rod. Long story short, I have found a new cylinder head, valvetrain, piston, rings. Everything for the rebuild except I cannot find a crankshaft and rod (single assembly). Because it is a single assembly, I cannot get a machine shop to pull everything apart and straighten the rod, it will cost more than the whole project is worth and they can't guarantee it. Question - I'm pretty sure with a torch, some patience, and a vice I can get it 98% straight and back together. It would be real easy to throw the whole thing in the trash can, but just doesn't seem like the right Bolter solution. What do you guys think?