Uh oh, I saw this happen to Juan Pablo Montoya on Sunday <g>.
It may just be a clogged breather or PCV. I don't know what kind of plumbing
is on a 76, but I'd look at that before assuming it's internal.
on 5/20/03 2:39 PM, Dan DiBiase at d_dibiase@yahoo.com wrote:
> Just returned from doing an errand, and about a mile from home, the '76 B
> (stock engine and Z-S carb) began spewing out a LOT blue smoke from the
> exhaust. It only happened under heavy acceleration - say, more than 1/2
> throttle. Oil pressure was a little lower than normal, just under 50 on
> the oil pressure gauge (normally, it's well above 50 for driving at 45 -
> 50 mph). Oil is topped up (just checked it this past Sunday). Level is
> hard to tell now, it hasn't all settled back into the sump. I also noticed
> at one stop that it was idling a bit lower than usual, maybe by 200 rpm.
> Do I have a problem with the piston rings? How can I tell??
>
> TIA...
>
>
>
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> Dan
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