Might be an idea to patch it up, just to get it home. At the moment the vehicle is about a hundred miles from home, and I'm certainly not doing a hundred miles with a loose rod bolt, probably wouldn't even get as far
And I don't see why I should farm out a load of dosh to get it done by a proper shop near where it's standing (there's one about 3 miles away), if I can do it myself at home.
I've also thought about a stroker kit, but that isn't allowed here in Germany. Don't think anyone would ever notice, and I have already got some goodies in it, but the Germans are quite strikt when it gets to tuning engines yourself: everything has to have a number and a spec-sheet to prove your emissions won't get worse And emissions have to be checked every year.
I'm running on LPG anyway, firstly because of the price and second because of the environment. OK, I admit it, first is the important thing, but second is a scorer with girls
As some people always say: it's best to look at even the worst things with humor, so that's what I'm doing.
So long,
Max