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@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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