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I probably wouldn't hurt. My husband has put me on a tight budget though. As far as I can tell the crank, rods and bearings were/are all new. I haven't seen any cracks or wear marks as of yet. I was going to send the crank to a professional to replace the rod and bearing and for them to make the crank true. I also had contacted Hot Rod to see why their bearing had failed they suggested that there was a possible air leak from a faulty seal or gasket so I really want to make sure I get good gaskets.

OK, where do I start. I bought an 88 banshee not to long ago it was very clean with several modifications. I had it on the trails for the first time and the engine seized. I hadn't even got out of 4th gear which sucks. Here's the thing I tore down the engine and found out the problem was that the lower left rod bearing had failed. My question is when I replace the rod and bearing and start to reassemble the engine is there any things that I should look out for or be aware of? I have downloaded the repair manuel so I'm ok with the basics. This is my first engine tear down and I don't want to screw it up. Also, I was wondering what would be the best gaskets to use? A little info on the engine: I had noticed during tear down that this engine had a fairly recent rebuild, new pistons, a new hot rod crank and rods, K&N air filter, FMF Fattys with power core 2 silencers, stage IV intake and carb, new clutch. There proubly more but, I'm just clueless thus far.