Will,

That's a good point but this is another reason why I love this little engine. The transfer ports are part of the cylinder. They go along for the ride if you decide to rotate the cylinder to any position on the compass you want. Neat. I'm anticipating that with the intake and exhaust oriented front to back, the bypasses will be in a much more suitable position.

Despite the low mileage on this engine, there's LOTS of carbon on top of the piston and at the top of the cylinder. It reminds me of the Norvel when I ran that heavy DinoLube. Don't know what the drillers used for oil in this little guy but what if they used one of them new, BioLubes that are about to explode on the market in a few years. [X(] NO carbon implies much less pollution going out the tail end. If I had another like this, I'd look at the condition inside, and then run the engine on our OliveLube and gas and see what happens. Can't do that with the other two engines as the electricals are stripped off. Unfortunately, one of these also has a scored cylinder. Good for parts.

But, aside from the anti-freeze/Crockpot procedure is there any other chemical way to get the gunk off the parts? Not the carbon, the dried, cooked, god knows what on the outside. I'm contemplating anodizing the engine black,, or gold,, or,,,,