Excellent response Jim. I had the theory about the rods only thinking that the rods are likely "on the edge" of their design limit anyway and the chunks, even small ones would cause them to bend. Either way its a moot point as the bending seems to occor anyway. I have seen the replacement "upgraded" rods and they are MUCH beefier! Its russian roulette owning one of these and I guess the million dollar question would be is it worth it to address the issue with a preemptive rebuild or wait until it goes boom? RT

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