Gotcha.

I went ahead and took the engine apart last night anticipating the arrival of my new assembly that I ordered and after taking out the liner, I discovered an area around the bottom of the left side inlet hole where it looks like the liner had "chipped". There are noticeable spots that are rough to the touch although they are on the outside of the liner, between the walls of the liner and crankcase. Also, when I took the piston out, I was able to get it up to about 1/16th below the top of the liner lip. I'll go ahead and change out the assembly and see what happens.

Don