I just went back out to my shop and put a cylinder/crankcase gasket in it and took out the plug. I was rocking it back and forth to see if the clicking sound was still there and it was but it seemed to be more in the or close to TDC. I have another two ring piston soaking in my gas jug and will try that later. I just hate to take those new rings on and off many times because I am afraid I will break one of them. Something i for got to mention earlier is that this is the Ryobi with the wide single intake journals. I have had four separate weed whackers that I have taken apart trying to get a good one and three of them are different.

Something that I did not say earlier and that I wanted to say was that a few months ago if somebody had asked me something about an intake journal, ring land, port timing and so on and so on, I would not have had a clue what they were talking about. It is only through reading all of the posts that you fine folks have posted that I can say that I feel a little more comfortable talking about these conversions. Changing the port timing was very intimidating even after i had made a degree wheel. I am a woodworker by trade and if these engines were made out of wood I could probably figure it out pretty soon. It is only after reading and reading the many posts you folks have made that made me feel like this was something i could do. I can't express how much I appreciate all the help.This has been a most enjoyable project from the beginning to I hope a successful ending.

Bill

Edited to correct sloppy two finger typing