The rental fleet I manage is getting old and we are starting to see
some catastrophic failures. This Merc 2.1L 90hp EFI broke a rod
last week. It had 2077 hours on it and since it was a rental it was
treated as such. Customers are very hard on equipment.
The small end of the rod broke and what was left of the rod swung
around in the case like a weed eater almost sawing the top off the block.
It blew the starter clean off!
I can't complain though, they have seen a rough life.