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Thanks. I kinda thought that too. I dont know which way the guides were done. I guess I will find out. Also this morning, I made a point to check after it was warmed up and I do see a light trace of blue smoke coming out of one side of the exhaust at idle. If it was still the guides or valve stem seals, would it be doing this? >From: "Kent Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] oil consumpsion >Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:24:05 -0600 > > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List >------------------------------------------------------------ > >Brian, > > It sure sounds like the valve guides and/or valve stem seals. Do you >know if the valve guides were replaced or were they "knurled" ? I have not >had much luck with "knurled" valve guides. Once the knurled ridges wear >down, then the gap between the valve stem and the valve guide is even >larger, allowing for additional oil consumption. Much better to have the >valve guides replaced and honed to size, and use quality valve stem seals. > > It doesn't sound like the rings are bad, if they were, you would be >smoking while driving. What is likely happening is that, when the engine >is >shut off, the oil is seeping past the valve stem seals, down the valve, >into >the cylinder. Then when the engine is started, you have a brief puff of >smoke. > > Good Luck. > >Kent >'68 Malibu ZZ502/502 :) > > > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
