Thanks, again, for the replies!

I'd be happy if Frank could provide me with a ring for this motor, as that seems to be all that is the problem with it, otherwise, the motor would run perfectly (I have never tried running it myself, but I've heard it ran well).

I was wondering what I could get by means of gasket material for this motor as well, as I noticed that the gasket between the head and the block was broken, as well as the gasket from the exhaust port to muffler was broken. I have some rubber-fiber gasket material sheets, suitable for fuel pump mountings, but won't break down with oil, coolant, or gasoline, rubber-cellulose suitable for water outlets (suitable for water and coolant), and cork-rubber sheets, which won't break down in oil, coolant, or gasoline.

Making my own gaskets seems to be the easiest and cheapest route for me, as getting new ones made is apparently a very pricey venture. I plan on using the rubber-fiber (a black thin gasket, similar to the orignal ones), and coating this gasket in the orange gasket-maker material. I used this method when rebuilding the Weed Eater motor currently mounted to the scooter, and the motor runs, but there are so many problems with the motor, it would be hard to even pinpoint it to being the gaskets or otherwise.

I was wondering what everyone else here uses for gaskets on the HomeLite motors.

Lastly, I was just wondering a general idea for pricing on shipping for these rings -- would any of you think it's suitable to send them through regular mail, or would it be better to have them shipped? I don't mind the $12 USD figure (about $18 CDN I'm guessing).

If it is of any consequence, I checked on the identification sticker on the motor, and it says the UT No. is 20541.

I went on to the Outdoor Distributors website, and found that the Part Number for the piston ring says it is 96935. When I entered that number into the search, however, the search came up with nothing. When I entered the code posted above, it gave me a price of $3.78.

Thanks again!
Khany2002