- 1. [TR] engine rebuild follow on (score: 1)
- Author: John Gillis <jgillis@tcd.ie>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:02:03 +0000
- Dear all, As I suspected my re-built engine, although running and starting very well has a few issues, can I try these two out on the list. I mentioned after the initial start up about a smokey oil f
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- 2. Re: [TR] engine rebuild follow on (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Labuz <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:07:59 -0400
- John, The smoke may be blowing to the sump through the rings which may not have seated yet. The only way smoke could get to the sump from the valves is through the guides. Not much room there. Make s
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- 3. Re: [TR] engine rebuild follow on (score: 1)
- Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:40:27 -0800
- There's a straightforward way to check valves vs rings. Do a compression test. Take baseline pressures, then squirt some engine oil into the plug holes and take the measurements again. If the pressur
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- 4. Re: [TR] engine rebuild follow on (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 11:10:36 -0800
- As already noted, it's much more likely to be the latter. But a small amount of smoke is normal, IMO, so unless it becomes a nuisance or other symptoms develop, I would suggest (as before) to simply
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