Chainlube
Well-Known Member
When rebuilding a standard V8 type 4t the arrows go to the intake, but on these little engines there are pins, and those pins go on the intake side no matter what the arrow points to, , the piston doesn't even need an arrow.It appears that the factory did actually install the piston in backwards with the arrow on the top of the piston pointing to the Intake and Not the exhaust as it should have...Really Bad mistake made by factory !!!
It resulted in the top piston ring "pin" wearing itself away against the exhaust port of the cylinder/jug eventually breaking off and causing a huge gouge in the piston and cracking the cylinder/jug and thus seizing on me.