It's been awhile since I have posted as I am a self employed contractor and have been busy. Since my last post I have freed up the gear shift lever and put a new impeller in. I was going to bolt the head back on and do a compression test but noticed when grabbing the pistons with my fingers one seems to be a bit looser than the other. How much play should ther be and if a ring job is necessary do I have go with over sized rings etc.. Your responses are appreciated as I am going to try and get her running for flounder season if possible. The motor is a 1967 33 hp johnson.