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This is the side that I'm talking about you can see that the snap ring is still in there the other side is the one that came out but there's no damage to the opposite side I'll post a picture of it also There is a little bit of damage around where The wrist pin goes in on t his side and comes out.. but there's no scarring on the piston on either side the only place I have any scarring in The jug itself is where the wrist pin came out of course rub the cylinder wall on the other side the burnt looking sad there's a place but nowhere near as bad as the wrist pin side
Start a new thread over in the Engine, or Panhead subforum. You will get the feedback you are looking for.
This is not the section for technical, unfortunately
My guess the bore was effed when they did it i have seen that before usually its the front and back of the piston and not the left and right but yours is
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