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I pulled the head on the one that the prop turns and cylinder looks good. Piston still is snug in the cylinder, just a “touch of wiggle” if you really try. (I’ve seen old Kohler engines have 3/16 of slop and still run, but I’m not familiar with 2 strokes.may round up some gasket material and go from there. Wish I would have mixed some dish detergent up and soaped around the gasket first

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