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1. 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: "Palmer Family" <amesfolks@snovalley.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 20:46:38 -0800; My 72 midget (1275, ribcase) blew something a few weeks ago. ( I took the insurance off immediately and haven't driven it since) I was at a friends house and the car had been running 20 minutes befor; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01028.html (8,285 bytes)
2. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 02:32:07 +0510; As someone who has just been through the process... my parts list included: sump gasket; oil pump gasket; carby gasket; thermostat gasket; manifold gasket; head gasket - hey, when you are having fun.; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01035.html (8,059 bytes)
3. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 11:12:49 -0600; Hi Barry, When you checked the compression did you look at the plugs to see if they were wet with oil? Burning two quarts in 20 miles should have fouled the plugs out. Is there oil all over the botto; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01039.html (7,691 bytes)
4. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: "Palmer Family" <amesfolks@snovalley.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:05:26 -0800; It was OBVIOUS it was burning, clouds of smoke for twenty miles out of the exhaust pipe tend to show that it's burning some oil!!! Barry; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01049.html (7,942 bytes)
5. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:09:42 EST; His point is well taken. If one plug is fouled and the other three are normal there is a problem with one cylinder. Rick; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01058.html (8,266 bytes)
6. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:24:55 -0600; Somehow I missed Barry's reply to me. Just as well, I'm in a better mood this Saturday morning. ;^) I was trying to be helpful. Next time I won't bother. CR; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01065.html (8,567 bytes)
7. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Mgbreh@aol.com; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:04:38 EST; Ive seen major oil leaks looking like it from the tailpipe if its all over the hot exh its gonna smoke & possibly look like it tailpipe smoke. You couldnt have got it home without it runing on at lea; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01066.html (7,722 bytes)
8. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: David Lynes <cdlynes@bellsouth.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:10:10 -0500; Once several years ago, my son drove one of the 4 cyl cars I had too hard without checking the temp, and called me to come rescue him from the side of the interstate. It had cooled down to the point; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01070.html (7,918 bytes)
9. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: "Palmer Family" <amesfolks@snovalley.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:16:07 -0800; couldnt just To all on the list who have helped me so far, thank you. About it coming out of the tail pipe, it IS out of the tail pipe, I had my dad rev the engine and it was billowing out of the pi; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01076.html (8,230 bytes)
10. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:08:53 +0000; Yep, Barry... you would have seen me trying to find ANY other reason for *my* smoke but in the end I just had to concede... RINGS! While I was there I found mushed conrod bearings and the badly insta; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01078.html (8,923 bytes)
11. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:56:03 -0500; 1. Pull the plugs and see which cylinders are oil fouled. Is it possible that a blown head gasket is dumping water into a cylinder and it is turning to steam in the exhaust? 2. I suggest that you do; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01084.html (9,178 bytes)

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