My guess is that the valve guides are a little bit worn and this is
causing the oil consumtion that you speak of.
Aaron
On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Anne van Leeuwen wrote:
> Recently I installed an external rocker assembly oil feed line on my 1972
> TR6 engine, after which oil consumption increased considerably. Before the
> modification the engine used hardly any oil, now the level is dropping
> steadily. Also after starting a still warm engine some blue smoke comes out
> of the exhaust. I guess the oil is disappearing via the valve stems. I
> checked for leaks: no problems at the connections.
>
> Does anybody have similar experiences? I've never seen the internals of the
> engine: can somebody explain why this could happen?
>
> Anne van Leeuwen
> anne.van.leeuwen@vitatron.com
>
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