Yamablue
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Well I figured I'd check the piston wash before I headed out to the lake to play with the clutching, and low and behold there was an anomoly on my piston. Further study led me to the conclusion I had a broken ring (guess that's why compression is around 100 vs 120 in that cylinder). Well I just had to know now, so I yanked the head to get a better look. The ring rubbed into the cylinder at the corner of the exhaust port on top and bottom, still looking like a broken ring. Yanked the cylinder expecting a piece of ring to fall off and no go. Turns out the pin that sits in the gap came out and the ring worked its way around the cylinder till it got to the exhaust port and made a home. I ran about 1500 miles on the pistons and rings, so I guess its time to change rings anyways.
I sure hope millenium can build up the cylinder right there or maybe someone else per recommendation. I will post some pictures of the cylinder later, maybe I can get away with just putting a new piston and ring set in there till the next time I burn my motor down.

I sure hope millenium can build up the cylinder right there or maybe someone else per recommendation. I will post some pictures of the cylinder later, maybe I can get away with just putting a new piston and ring set in there till the next time I burn my motor down.



