Yes those compressors are prone to failures like snapped con rods, because they have been run to death.
To all on this thread, I apologize for my political outbursts. I'm afraid I'm easilly excited when it comes to political issues. I have had to stop posting on the open discussion forum. I'm already taking 10 mg. of blood pressure medicine. I DO love my country. I't my government that I don't trust.
Peter