Gotta start somewhere...Got me some goodies. Motor questions though.

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Pulled the head and found a tore up piston head, shavings and a broke ring. Got photos of the gasket as well. Some are the photos are repetitive but I was trying to make sure that the shadows weren't blocking something important.

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[phatdaddy]

i would say the 1/4 inch ring gap on the top ring might be where it all started. hard to tell, how does the cyl wall look?

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I didn't see any gouging. But it was discolored you could tell it was rubbing. It still looks smooth to my eyes.