Well, I suppose you all can guess by now. Took it out, got it warmed up, went for a blast and SMOKE. Of course. Took it back. Parked it in the garage. Left it running while I sort of looked at everything I could think of. I know it's internal now. And I know it's the heads. I know that with a second set of new valve seals very carefully installed with applicator and engine oil for lube that it's not valve seals. Process of elimination, that only leaves me with "rocker studs didn't seal up because of the brake clean still in the head not letting it set". At least that's all I can think of. Once it is all warmed up and has gone for a run it smokes at idle. I think the oil needs to get nice and thin before it gets in wherever. But then it can seep in almost continuously. Again, that seems like rocker studs. Anyway, that's what I'm going to hit tonight. How do y'all get the head holes clean and dry? Brake clean and then paper towel? I don't have any compressed air to blow through...
The exhaust stud holes are blind, right? At least I don't remember seeing them in the exhaust runners. But I didn't look very hard...
Sam
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Sam Agnew
Where you come from is gone; where you thought you were going to, weren't never there; and where you are ain't no good unless you can get away from it.
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
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