blown powerhead?

[jamesbalog]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

I've seen engines ALOT worse than that run for years. It isn't ideal, but unless that low cylinder has a stuck ring it should still run(just be slightly down on power from the weak cylinder).

I fired it up, it ran didnt want to start in neutral but would start with a little throttle and would idle back down... it sounded like there was a little bit of rattling going on and i shut her down right away.

anyone have any insight on that?