[Shotimes] Lets play a game what happened to my 3.0

[Leigh Smith]

Rings are shot. IE: just worn out.
Also possible you cracked one or more rings if you overheated it when the
rad blew.
Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DAVE" <cobraii976@sbcglobal.net>
To: "SHO" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 12:46 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Lets play a game what happened to my 3.0


> Ok lets see if someone can figure out exactly what happened to this thing
before I pull it out and tear it down.
> Started out puffing small amounts of smoke at start up. Then gradually got
worse when I was in the throttle and pushed the clutch pedal it would do the
James Bond smoke screen. Well not that bad but you get the picture. Was
using no oil orginally. then the wife took it in and had it changed at a
quaker state quick lube and it started using oil at the rate of a quart
every 1500 miles. Then I got it back on the MaxLife and it started getting
worse. Now it's a quart every 800 miles.And this week it's just puffing
smoke at idle and rolling out at throttle. it's a bluish whitish smoke and
smells like burnt oil.
>  During this whole debacle. from Feb to Now the radiator blew on me.
Emergency situation. and two hours for a tow truck and 9 miles to home. I
tossed a bottle of bars leak in it and crossed my fingers got it home.
Replaced the waterpump T-Stat. Radiator. flushed the cooling system. Filled
with dexcool. and the coolant is now a nice shade of brown.
> The really strange thing is the car runs perfectly fine pulls like a
freakin freight train. no hesisitation and the temp does not come out of the
L on Normal.
> You know if someone diagnoses this right I'd be willing to pop for a set
of Fitz badges for them.
> Dave
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