Update
I finally came to some sense and decided to intall the new cylinder and pison on this saw, the 7900 set-up that I had ordered. I set the squish to .023 via an aluminum .010 gasket I made.
After buttoning up the cylinder, I pulled a compression test at 125psi after ~8 pulls. What the heck am I doing wrong this time???
I have not run fired the saw (I haven't even put the carb back on). Will the compression come up significantly to get the saw in the 170psi range after the ring seats?
Again, thanks to all of the good counsel in the previous posts.
ps.. The carb sealed up perfectly with the nail polish and is awaiting a test fire.