Well, while the head is in my local machine shop, I removed the barrel & was go'in to "attempt" the wrist pin removal, out with the clips...slid right out with a small deep socket & steady preasure, no tools needed.
My top end looks "perfect", my 2 top rings were stacked but, everything mics' out well within tolerances, no scoring,smears...nothing, not expecting that with the 380+ deg. temps. it was running in the 7 mile trips twice a day.
That's just too hot for my comfort in such a short distance, maybe the shop will find a loose valve seat or sumthin, a H/O oil pump is startin to look like a fair investment... what say ye?