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The motor never overheated. It hasn't gotten over 200 degrees. It has a small trace of smoke when it idles out of one side and it will let out a puff of smoke when it has been driven, Ishut it off, and come back and start it again. Brian Zack'70 Chevelle Malibu. >From: "nick visciani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] oil consumpsion >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:54:13 -0500 > > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List >------------------------------------------------------------ > >Ouch - I think you're dead on the mark with regards to the rings. >If the motor got that hot, I surprized the head gaskets are still intact. >You could use a ball hone to break the glaze on the cylinder bores and add >a >new set of rings...assuming that you want to go that far... > >It's also pretty realistic that the valve seals are failing as well. Does >it >smoke when you start it? > >I'm in the process of replacing the heads on my 383 smblk. It never >overheated, but one cast iron head actually rotted thru and started leaking >on number 5 cylinder last week. Bought a pair of Aluminum Perform RPM 64 >cc'd heads \new RPM intake and am trashing the old castings - > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of I. M. Shrejk >Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:56 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] oil consumpsion > > > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List >------------------------------------------------------------ > >I am sorry, but I have not been following the "oil consumption" topic that >closely. However, some of the recent answers started me wondering about >the >two Oldsmobiles I also own. Both are the "Y" type 307 CID engines. If >anyone has owned one of these they know they run forever. These are >everyday drivers. > >Anyway, in both cases, the engines started excessive oil burning after >overheating. One blew a lower radiator hose and my son didn't shut it off >until steam started coming out under the car. > >In the other case, I was cruising along the interstate and my temperature >guage started climbing and ended up in the red zone. I shut it off when I >noticed a leak in the thermostat gasket. I bought a couple gallons of >Prestone which got me to my destination. Again, I stopped when the temp >climbed into the red area and added 50:50 antifreeze to the overfill tank. > >My conclusion was that the rings were shot so I just keep putting oil in as >required. Before these disasters, I could go 2000 miles without adding >oil. > Now it is a quart every 300 to 500 miles depending upon the type of >driving. > >Does anyone think that this could be something as simple as worn valve >seals? If so, is there any way to inspect them or check them without >removing the springs? > > > >From: "nick visciani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] oil consumpsion > >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:33:31 -0500 > > > > > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > >------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Hey Brian - > >Yup, I believe Fel-Pro or Sealed-Power has them. Perfect Circle (P&C) is > >another. Just make sure you match them to your valve stem diameter. They > >usually fit inside the spring with plenty of cleareance. Lastly If your >are > >going to an umbrella style, I would discard the steel shield that goes > >under > >the retainer, and add a shim of the same thickness to maintain the corret > >seat pressure with the valve closed...Hopes this helps... > > > >Nick > > >. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
