Posted by tedious on 11/23/17 - 4:48 AM
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Sounds like the rings didn't get seated properly, possibly because the original owner did not follow the breakin procedure. The dealer I bought my motor from encouraged me to work it pretty hard for the first 25 hours or so (following the 1 hour initial run-in) and I certainly have had no problems in 7 years of ownership.
Glad the problem has fixed itself!