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In the past I have purchased new crankshafts and rod bearings from Yanmar and rebuilt these motors, and yes they are very simple to work on.
The last one I ran across the customer choose not to rebuild it since it was out of his budget range.
Hopefully you can get the compression gage rigged up to work for you, as that is a crucial piece of the puzzle.
IF you happen to find compression low, something I have seen on several different single cylinder Yanmar model MEP's is that a spun rod bearing could be the cause of a compression...
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