thank you Alex Blair and Alex McDougal
I thought that hitting the tops of a piston wouldnt hurt much, but now I see these hits differ from the normal engine running.
I am going to take Alex's advice and print out and save the replies to help me out. I want to do everything exactly how I have been told to do it, but I lack the tools and space to pull the motor at this time.
my uncle agreed to help me out, and he has the tools so I may need to wait awhile befor I can start more work. this step would involve trailering my jeep a distance away, which would mean less time to work on it.
I will do what i can now, clean the pistons and let them soak.
so I am afraid updates will be slower now.
unless I try finding another area to work on.