At 05:34 PM 5/3/98 -0400, Frank Clarici wrote:
>Oil smoke hangs around.
Frank,
I removed the PCV and plugged the manifold but
the smoke never disappears it just keeps building up and takes
10 min. or more to clear (with a good wind).
It sounds like I'm due to check the compression ? Would this tell me
if I have a ring problem ? Bad valve seals ? Where else could oil get in
the system ?
Thanks
Dave
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>Dave wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> I'm busily trying to resurrect my little midget before summer passes me
by.
>> The engine was rebuilt five years ago and, as I was told, never "run in"
>> and has been sitting ever since.
>> I think I got the carb thing under control now but what I can't figure out
>> is where all the smoke could be coming from.
>> While warming up the exhaust is pretty smokey but when the engine temp is
>> up I get TONS of light colored smoke.(Neighbors are NOT happy) What could
>> cause this ?
>> I'm too new at this to know what to suspect.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>> '67 Midget
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>Dave
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>Check you PCV system, it could be clogged, ripped, or what ever. It may be
>sucking oil out of the crankcase and burning it.
>Remove any hoses to the intake manifold, plug the intake, run the car. If the
>smoke clears, there's the trouble.
>If you have a head gasket leak, the smoke should disapate rather quickly, you
>can smell it too.
>Oil smoke hangs around.
>The head gasket on a Midget takes less then an hour for a beginer.
>(I have done it in about 15 minutes on someones car at a car show 5 hours
from
>home)
>
>Once you know where to look, the problem is easily fixed. Unless of course
the
>rebuilt engine was done wrong or the new rings are broken. (You didn't read
>that!)
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>Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
>Too many LBCs
>3 Sprites, an Austin A40, and an Austin Mini all on the road.
>1 Jaguar XJ6 family car, 1 Racer Midget project , & 2 Parts Spridgets
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