If an engine is that tight, most likely the cylinders are trashed. Cut the tops out of the pistons with a big hole saw- - - -the engine is going to need to be rebored anyway.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!