yes I think I will jb weld that, just to keep water out, still feels solid and looks like its been there for a long time, I live a block away from the tracks, get used to hearing trains
yes, the rings are at the face of the piston, I ordered the oem replacement, didn't know it would be different, wish I could afford to do all the pistons, but it would have made it too expensive, cheaper to replace the engine at that point. I tried to talk the admiral into letting me get a project boat with a good motor, but rotted floor and transom, that I could take the motor from but she didn't believe I would dispose of the hull, claimed I would try to keep it too. like I would do that, it was a nice little 18' starcraft just needed a little tlc. maybe she was right. I would have tried to restore it but there is room in the yard
yes, I have the ringsets coming, I meant I wish I could replace the pistons so they would all match, the ring being further down on the piston. in addition to the broken piston, I had one with a stuck ring that was letting compression past, there was black smutch in the groove and down the skirt. I thought I had the wrong prop, glad I didn't replace it, because it was not the reason my rpms were under range, guess I should have done the compression test sooner
