until scraped off by the oil control ring

you obviously don't have a clew what an oil control ring does. It seems you
learned whatever you ever learned from some superstitious hammer mechanic.

gene, from the way you talk it is obvious that you just keep on replacing parts
on an engine needing repair until the beast runs.

fixing engines is easy, gene. knowing what to fix, that is the hard part.
knowing what to fix means knowing how the thing is supposed to work. you don't
have a clew, so you just keep on replacing parts.