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Subject:Re: disaster... again!
From:Benny boy
Date:Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:42:49 -0400

I put some of those in the garbage at least once per week.

Try to get some in the US... if not, i will have a look at what i have left
in the shop... somewhere i guess, hidden.

Broken compression ring is a classic, crack in the liner is not, only once i
have seen that.

How is the rest of the engine??? it look sick!

Ben

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:21:29 -0700, Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
wrote:

>Well not as disasterous, but more serious.  I took the cylinders/pistons
>out to extract the broken stud and found a broken ring on one side and a
>huge crack in the sleeve near the bottom of the stroke that went nearly
>all the way round.  I am stuck now.  I haven't the 400-500 bucks for a
>piston/cyl kit.  Any ideas?
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>Brendan