KevTrem
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I've had similar with King Motor engines previously.
I would buy a gasket set and a new ring for the piston, or even just buy the top end rebuild kit, last one I bought was £22. They come with head, piston, ring, wrist bearing, clips and gaskets.
Its about an hours job to swap it out.
A quick and dirty test I was told for compression was to drop a couple of drops of oil in the bore through the spark plug hole, refit spark plug and crank it. If compression increased massively then chances are the ring is worn.
Good luck, and let us know what your outcome is.
I would buy a gasket set and a new ring for the piston, or even just buy the top end rebuild kit, last one I bought was £22. They come with head, piston, ring, wrist bearing, clips and gaskets.
Its about an hours job to swap it out.
A quick and dirty test I was told for compression was to drop a couple of drops of oil in the bore through the spark plug hole, refit spark plug and crank it. If compression increased massively then chances are the ring is worn.
Good luck, and let us know what your outcome is.