yikes! man, i about freaked out when i saw that too just now in the pic, now that you mentioned it, so i went and looked at it, it must have been a hair or something as the piston looks fine there. but, there is a small corner that broke off on the skirt where the rod smacked it, but it is minimal, and the cost of a new piston and liner is not, so i am going to just roll with a rod for now............





davey