Originally Posted by
TomB
no i'm not. if this does not fix it, then it's possible that the piston and sleeve is a very bad match, and something went terribly wrong when it was assembled in the factory. might be one of those 1 in 5000 type scenarios.
Still, pinch has nothing to do with head shims. If an engine is getting stuck at TDC, more head shims is not going to help this situation. The engine just needs to be run in more. Sometimes you have to fight with high quality engines before they run right but in the end will still be worth it.