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Re: [TR] what happened?

To: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] what happened?
From: Brad Kahler <bkahler1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:51:50 -0400
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Lots of white smoke doesn't always indicate water/coolant.  On my TR4
engine that had been freshly rebuilt when I bought it I had billowing
clouds of white smoke.  After several head gasket changes I finally
realized that the new liners (liner & piston kit) had not been cross
hatched so the rings didn't seat.  This allowed for massive amounts of oil
to be sucked up and out the exhaust.  Result was white smoke.

So the question is, were the cylinder liners cross hatched so the rings
would seal?


On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is that water or oil?    Lots of white smoke would indicate to me a blown
> head gasket and water on the plugs.
>
> Did you replace the head gasket with a new one when you fixed the oil
> ring?   Probably not recommended, but I've reused them (1x)  in the past,
> but always painted them with the copper coat head gasket paint.
>
> I've blown head gaskets that leaked water into the pistons only -- no
> water in the oil.  But you may want to check your oil for contamination.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Lots of white smoke doesn&#39;t always indicate water/cool=
ant.=C2=A0 On my TR4 engine that had been freshly rebuilt when I bought it =
I had billowing clouds of white smoke.=C2=A0 After several head gasket chan=
ges I finally realized that the new liners (liner &amp; piston kit) had not=
 been cross hatched so the rings didn&#39;t seat.=C2=A0 This allowed for ma=
ssive amounts of oil to be sucked up and out the exhaust.=C2=A0 Result was =
white smoke.<div><br></div><div>So the question is, were the cylinder liner=
s cross hatched so the rings would seal?</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Chri=
s Simo <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ccsimonsen@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">ccsimonsen@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Is that water or oil? =C2=A0 =C2=A0Lots of w=
hite smoke would indicate to me a blown head gasket and water on the plugs.=
<div><br></div><div>Did you replace the head gasket with a new one when you=
 fixed the oil ring? =C2=A0 Probably not recommended, but I&#39;ve reused t=
hem (1x) =C2=A0in the past, but always painted them with the copper coat he=
ad gasket paint.<br><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve blown head gaskets that le=
aked water into the pistons only -- no water in the oil.=C2=A0 But you may =
want to check your oil for contamination.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><di=
v><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>
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