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Subject:Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
From:David Kao
Date:Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:33:42 -0700

--- Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:

> David,
> One possibility  might be the clips were not seated good and popped out. The
> wrist pin then floats and presses the clip against the cylinder wall,
> machining two grooves into it.
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>
>

That's a real possibility and a disaster. I will have to drop the engine and
pull the heads to see if that's the case. Thanks for the excellent tip.

David

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