Phil Profili wrote:
> So, here's a question: Why did this come on all of a sudden?
> If I scrape away the carbon and put on a new head gasket,
> will I most likely get a season of driving out of it before
> I'm forced to fix the real reason for the blue smoke (obviously a ring
>problem)?
Pop the valve out and check the seat. lap it in with a bit of compound.
Scrape, wire brush on a drill, and clean all the valves while you are at
it. It will be fine. But if the head is off, drop the pan, pop out the
pistons, rings and bearings are pretty cheap.
--
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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