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Thanks for your reply! During the rebuild the piston to cylinder linear clearance of the new piston was checked to be in spec with bore gauge. Also the pistonring endgaps were correct. The combustion chamber volume should be 18cc when compression ratio is 21:1. 0.3mm thicker gasket causes an...

My tractor has been hard starting and low on power since purchasing it (10 years). This problem is most probably due to low compression, around 250 psi on all three cylinders. No oil consumption but heavy blowby under load. There is no exessive pressure on coolant system or any other signs of...