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I am trying to diagnose why the intake boot on my 90% Farmertec MS200T melted. My Initial though was that the AM boot is not to spec, but now I am wondering if the tight fit between the piston and cylinder is causing excessive heat. As I was disassembling the cylinder to delete the base gasket...

Sometimes when you think you got a bargain, reality slaps on your face, from some odd reason that happens to me every time I buy something used. I found an ad online where small engine repair shop did sell Jonsered cs-2145 for 167$ which around here is not a bad price at all, saw in pic looked...