Originally Posted by
Roelof
Get a decent heatgun to heat up the engine before starting
Get a heat gun. Twenty bucks at home deposit. The interfeance of a new piston and sleeve will stall any box. If you do get it to turn over cold your yanking the shizit out of both ends of the rod and at the same time "smearing" the sides of the piston skirt.
The piston does not fit the sleeve. It's up to you to finish the piston sizing. !BE GENTLE!