>How do you know it is burning oil on startup? Blue smoke from the
>exhaust?
Yup. But it seems that it only happens after I've had the front end up
on jackstands. I don't believe I've seen any blue smoke the last few
times I've started it.
>The heavy carbon bits may be an extremely rich mixture from
>maladjusted carbs, too much choke, or many other things....
That's kind of what I thought, so I was planning on tuning the carbs in
the near future. It's also possible that the carbon built up when the
car was just being started, idled for a few minutes, then shut down.
Seems like, now that it's being driven (and I suspect it sat in a
garage for about a year) the carbon isn't as prevalent.
>For what it's worth, these problems sound very familiar...
Odd as it may sound, I'm still having fun! <g>
Bruce Krobusek
Rochester NY
tinyhost@aol.com
'83 R80RT
'72 TR6
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