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August 5, 2026 at 6:32 pm #325774
Ghost_n_the_shell

    Update: Aug 5th, 2026

    SUCCESS

    I let it soak for almost two weeks straight.
    It finally had soaked into the cylinder.

    Hit it with heat, and put a breaker bar on the flywheel and just gently rocked it back and forth.

    At first, it moved just about half an inch.

    More heat. More oil. More gentle rocking and bam. They are free! They look decent too!

    Rings from the ports looked ok.

    My question is this:

    Now I get to check compression.
    But the cylinder head, bypass covers and exhaust cover are off, and will need new gaskets for those before reassembling and being able to check compression.

    Is there ANYTHING I should do now, while it’s apart? Is it worth cracking the case now that the cylinders appear good?