just got the head popped off. cylinders look great still. no evidence of a broken ring that i can see. all pistons move up and down. turned motor over by hand (turns real free) and AHH HAAA!!! #6 rod cap has come loose. not off, just loose. probably destryed the bearing. hopefully no damage to crank or rod so i can get new bearings and put in. i hope to find new rings also so i can go ahead and stick new rings in while im at it. wouldnt hurt while i have the rods loose for new bearings. i think maybe i was just intime before any serious damage was done. and i think my smoke was coming from cyl #'s 2 and 5. looks like the head gasket was alowing it to suck oil past. i hope thats all it was. didnt see no visible cracks i the head. needs lots of cleaning. lots of oil deposit on those 2 pistons and chambers. hopefully things will beok. dave stohler
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