I finally pulled everything apart this afternoon. The cylinder walls have scratches, but nothing you can feel with a finger. It looks like if you took some steel wool and roughed up everything. There is also light rust from being open without spark plugs for 3 months. Other than that, nothing blatant stood out. I need to borrow a hoist to get the motor out so I can pull the pan to see what lies inside. Brandon? Do you still have one?
so not as dismal as we thought. let me know when you pull it and i'll help. did you hear about the lightining?