Thanks Gentlemen for your help so far. I came home tonight and decided to pull the cylinder and see what was going on. Before I did I made sure my brain was not playing tricks on me. I put my finger on the prop and turned and turned and it had very little resistance. I also fliped it and it was a little hard to find the compression stroke. What I found was the cylinder had three shinny vertical lines about 3/8 " wide each but not scratched or scored. The piston ring was not stuck I was able to move it easily, not broken, and very little carbon. I will try to post some pics. before I go to bed tonight.