[TR] what happened?

[ptegler]

seconded...
     blue is 'burning' oil, not just super heated oil blowby which is 
usually white.
If it dissipates almost immediately it's water, if it lingers for a 
moment or three.... its oil

ptegler

On 10/15/2015 10:51 AM, Brad Kahler wrote:
> 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?
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> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ccsimonsen at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Is that water or oil?    Lots of white smoke would indicate to me
>     a blown head gasket and water on the plugs.
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>     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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