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Originally Posted by Cubcadet_107

That's an interesting theory. But here's the state of the engine. At this point there is no oil in the crankcase. It had moisture getting into it. The rings are not stuck, however the piston is about .010" too small all the way around for the bore (poor rebuild quality I assume) and there is definite blowby out the crankcase vent when the engine is running because of this.

My question would be, where on earth would the metal shavings even be coming from?? And also, they don't seem to be magnetic based on my testing, so I don't think a magnet sheet would work well.

In my experience the only non-ferrous material in the crankcase is aluminum, so those shaving are either connecting rod or piston. Now if you had water in the crankcase then you might have some rust on the bottom end of the sleeve.