Hi again Mitch, I've read some other websites listing causes of no compression and most say the conrod. Mine is ok, moving the flywheel moves the piston and no strange noises either. You might be right about the clearance between cylinder and piston, a look through the muffler does show a bit of clearance but as you know I changed the rings and the mower did work for a while. What do I do now? And also let me know when I can the fuel and matches out, won't you.