I recently acquired my first Blaster which was not running at the time I got it, so of course I start off tring to find out what is the problem. I started by emptying the fuel tank, change the plug and check for spark, and cleaned the air filter. All is good there but still souldn't crank, so I pull the carb and reed cage only to discover there is no gasket at the reed cage and cylinder. So I am thinking first replace the gasket and clean the carb see if that fixes it. But if not, then I am thinking that the rings may be stuck. I dont have a compression gauge but it seems to have compression. If I take the plug out and I can't hold my thumb over the hole while I kick it over so that tells me it has compression but not sure how much. I have done a little reseach on top end rebuild kits. Are K&S gaskets any good? I am thinking of going with Wiseco piston and rings. Is there a better recommendation? I am going to try the reed cage gasket first.