<t>The pictures tell the story. This was number three cylinder. The other cylinder have good compression</t>
Looking for reason my piston melted
Looking for reason my piston melted
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Re: Looking for reason my piston melted
Whoa. What are the valves like? Could it be it was running too lean somehow?
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Re: Looking for reason my piston melted
Air leak in the intake manifold, or bad gasket on #3?
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Re: Looking for reason my piston melted
It looks like a lack of oil, but I have no idea how that could happen.