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Re: TR4 Burning Oil

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Subject: Re: TR4 Burning Oil
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:52:00 -0400
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Either that or you've holed a piston.

mike hart wrote:

>Hi All,  I need help diagnosing an oil burning problem. A couple a Weeks ago 
>while feeling frisky, I reved the 4 a little to far, and now have massive 
>smoke. I did a compression test with results as follows. Dry 1 - 130#, 2 - 
>130#, 3 - 50#, 4 - 125#; Wet 1 - 130#, 2 - 130#, 3 - 55#, 4 - 130#. Readings 
>would seem to indicate valves in number 3. Then discovered smoke is exiting 
>via breathing tube, not exhaust. Would this be blow-by, indicating rings.
>TIA, Mike
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>63 TR4 Surrey Top
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George Richardson
1957 Triumph TR3 - TS15559L http://www.key-men.com/triumph
1975 Triumph TR6 - Undergoing restoration
1972 Triumph Stag - Daily Driver
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