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Re: Smoke and Oil, the plot sickens

To: Richard Spurling <hobbes@senet.com.au>
Subject: Re: Smoke and Oil, the plot sickens
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 05:40:44 -0500
  Interesting isn't it that these engines can be in such bad shape
internally and still run well?  My '69 B puffed blue smoke ONCE on a the
way to a club outing last winter.  After a 200 mile round trip, during
which the engine ran well, it was a quart-and-a-half low on oil.  When I
tore it down I found broken rings and copper showing through a couple of
the rod and main bearings.  Since the spark plugs were a dry tan, I had
to figure the missing oil was thrown out due to blowby, not burned up. 
This may be a characteristic of these engines. I don't know for sure,
not having worn too many of them out.

  Turned out that I had an engine that was assembled from the spare
parts bins.  Pre air-injection head, two rods stamped "3" and they were
in 1 and 4, lots of other little things like that. ;^)   Then, I made it
more of a hodgepodge (sp?).  Since the 18GH block was scored in the #4
hole, I rebuilt the engine on an 18V block.  Parts is parts, eh? 

  Cheers,

  CR

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