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Hey Brian - Your Valves seals (if the stock o-ring type) aren't the best type to use and usually get brittle and fall off. This could be the case you have now. The guides are decent, just no seal to keep most of the oil away. You can always replace them with a late model P&C or umbrella type. The P&C type are factory one that just slip over the stock valve guide and are held in place with a steel spring band. The umbrella types just slip over the valve stem. You can replace them on with the heads on the motor \ while in the car. It's not complicated, but it is tedious. Nick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Zack Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] oil consumpsion Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------------ 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] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
