Nick---Rebuilt engines can take fro 50 to 500 miles (or more) for the
rings to seat. Lots of factors here that determine this.
It's a good sign that the smoking has been reduced, for whatever the
reason. (The half quart drain shouldn't, by itself, have done much in
this area)
There may have been oil in the exhaust system from the "extra" oil used
when assembling an engine, and this is what's burning out.
Unless you have some special header pipe arrangement, #3 and #6
shouldn't be going down the same exhaust pipe. From your other post, it
looks like you have two separate mufflers. Otherwise, all exhaust
"mixes" in the typical one in, two out, or two in, two out muffler..
Check your sparkplugs for oil fouling. If none of them exhibit signs of
wetness, I'd give the engine more time to break in.
Dick
From:
gln@worldpath.net(Nick Gemas)
Dick,
What I ment to say is I would get a pretty good amount
of blue smoke out of the exhaust pipe that serviced cyl. 3-6. When I
would rev the engine it would be worse. Since my initial posting I
drained the 1/2 qt. I believe I was over and the smoke has reduced to
almost non existent, the troubling thing is I'll still get a puff every
now and then. This is a new engine with only about 3 or 4 hours on it. I
was thinking maybe the rings haven't seated yet but I've had several
cars with new engines and never had a blue smoke issue due to rings not
being seated yet. I'm worried I messed something up with the oil rings.
Any advice would really be appreciated at this point as I'm worried I'm
looking at tearing down a brand new engine.
Thanks
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally or Dick Taylor" <tr6taylor@webtv.net>
To: "Nick Gemas" <gln@worldpath.net>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Dipstick tube height?
Nick---I don't understand the "blowing out oil at exhaust 3-6 ...Can you
clarify?
Dick
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