Toby,
Sounds like it was running lean on the lower end of the RPM range. Plugs fowled
with oil or gas? Shouldn't be gas if my first statement is correct. If the
engine is fresh, allowing for enough time to seat the rings, I wouldn't think
the engine should be smoking that much. Perhaps between shifts, but not all the
time...unless the rings are in upside down!?! Does happen. Was the end gap
correct on the rings? Good cross-hatch pattern on the cylinder walls? What
type of ring are you using? Check compression dry and wet; report back to the
list.
WFO Herb
P.S. Was the cam/crank timing checked?
Toby Atwater wrote:
> a full half week passed with no probs... until now... any help is
> appreciated... I'm really lost..
>
> The sprite does run, but it sounds like a VW beetle (miss firing?) and seems
> to really lack power under 4000 rpm. Once I get it up into the higher revs,
> it run just like it did... just fine... I also get blue smoke when
> accelerating in 1st and 2nd and less in 3rd gear. The new spark plugs are
> fowled and I just replaced them... little or no change in symptoms... what
> could this be? and the symptoms just showed up overnight (literally). all
> the spark plugs were all equally fowled, next I'm going to run a compression
> check... but its very strange. any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated....
>
> thanks
>
> Toby Atwater
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