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Your 'new-style' block is nearly identical to the older SBC. The crank, rods, and pistons are GMPP SBC parts in a Mercruiser supplied block
You are overthinking it
This is the only non-honda moped. The others are Honda Express's. We have 4 mopeds total. Haven't ridden this one since 2014.
Either going to ride them or sell them
people that use the cheep carabiner snap clips loose their anchors all the time as they come unsnapped if you give slack, allow the rope to twist 90 degrees and pull.
sounds like a "hold my beer and let me dull them" event.
fiberglass and 17-4 stainless both dull bits and saw blades and hole saws in very short order.
first, make sure the coupler is mounted properly.
then make sure you are looking at the hub
you dont have a bent crankshaft. forces required to bend the crankshaft would have broken the block