My 72 midget (1275, ribcase) blew something a few weeks ago. ( I took the
insurance off immediately and haven't driven it since)
I was at a friends house and the car had been running 20 minutes before,
when I restarted it blew clouds of white/blue oil smoke. On my 20 mile
drive home it burned 2 quarts of oil and pissed off many people who were
follwing me within a mile! (let's just say it was MORE blinding than a
james bond smoke screen.)
The compression is great, my question is, can I replace JUST the oil rings,
since the engine was recently rebuilt with good compression? While I'm at
it I am going to do the valve guides.
I think it's actually BOTH the guides and the rings, and I don't want to do
one, and then have to do the other.
Also, If I do these, what other gaskets, bearings, etc should I replace
while I'm at it? I know I need a new sump gasket and head gasket.
TIA,
Barry Palmer
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