Paul any vertical marks on that part of the generally mean the motor has been straight fueled I'm afraid. As for what is in the starter I can't help, if I have a starter problem I just grab another one off the shelf, I don't bother looking at them
Hi Normk,
Please see the images below, one before and the other after wiping away a bit of the oil on the piston. You'll see that my finger didn't get all the way to the edge of the piston but you should see that most of what's there isn't bad and is wiping off, I don't imagine those would cause any major issues.
As for the starter, I don't have a spare, I might need to get one, but I will try oiling the one I have as well, see how it goes, maybe replace the seal on the starter shaft.
Cheers,
pau13z
