[Spridgets] 948 With A Bad Smoking Problem

Peter Caldwell peter at nosimport.com
Fri Jul 1 11:28:31 MDT 2011


I agree. I mentioned a leakdown test, but it didn't seem he had the 
tools for that.  Get the car running for a while and take a peek in 
the valve cover. It should not be full of oil. I have a feeling 
that's the problem.
         Peter
==
At 12:09 PM 7/1/2011, Gregory Groiss wrote:
>I believe Bob said he checked the pressure relief valve and it seemed
>fine.  I think a leak down-test may provide us more info than a wet
>compression test.  The compression is good in all cylinders and that's
>with two different gauges just to be sure.  I'm thinking if we did a
>leak-down test we may be able to hear air escaping if the rings are
>that bad.
>
>On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com> wrote:
> > Let me add a little more info from several conversations Bob and 
> I had.......
> >   He said that the oil pressure reads like 40 or 50 at idle. He said the
> > rockers seemed tight enough. I asked him to do a dry and wet compression
>
> > test and haven't heard back. I suggested also that he take out the pressure
> > relief valve plunger and spring to check that it wasn't stuck somehow.
> >  Probably better advice would be to hook up a separate oil 
> pressure gauge to
> > test. I was trying to dissuade him from doing a re-ring job without further
> > investigating.  I'm wondering if the oil pressure is so high that the it's
> > getting by the rocker bushes and filling the valve cover with oil.
> >    Other suggestions welcomed.
> > Peter C
> > ----------
> > At 11:04 AM 7/1/2011, Gregory Groiss wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello All,
> >>
> >> I am posting this for Bob Maniaci.  He's tried to post it twice but I
>
> >> never saw it show up on the list.....
> >>
> >> Hey Guys
> >> I'll run the scenario by you guys and maybe someone can help. I bought
> >> my wife a '59
> >> 948cc bugeye for her b'day, car came from Fla. via Texas. The bugeye
> >> was blowing alot
> >> of smoke and oil coming out of the exhaust. I got a new 12G295 head and
>
> >> had new
> >> valves(3 angle grind)springs, bronze guides, and seals installed, Greg
> >> Groiss and myself
> >> removed the old head installed the new one( and found out that the
> >> bugeye has .020 flat
> >> top pistons)after installation 3 we did another compression test and
> >> came out w/ the
> >> following #'s cyl.#1 160, #2 155, #3 150, #4 150 reinstalld the plugs
> >> and fired her up.
> >> Immediately a plume of smoke shot out of the exhaust and got
> >> progressively worse. Is it
> >> possible the smoke is from residual oil in the exhaust. or is it
> >> possible w/even those
> >> compression #'s I have ring problem or something else I'm missing? If
> >> it's the oil in the
> >> exhaust pipe/muffler is there a way to to clear it without running the
> >> car and having it
> >> look like J. Bond switching on the smoke? (LIke seafoam) Any hlp or
> >> insight is
> >> appreciated
> >> _______________________________________________
> >
> >
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