| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,740 | Broken piston ring(s) or a missing compression ring on #2 and #5 cylinders during assembly. Pull the #2 and #5 pistons and check for damage. Do a cylinder leakdown test before disassembly to confirm a pressure leak into the crankcase. If somebody else assembled the engine, RUN, do not walk away from his shop! Jerry
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