Have you checked the valve guide seals? That could be your smoke from one
side problem.
Brian
From: Krister Meister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Chevelle Mailing List <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
To: The Chevelle Mailing List <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
Subject: [Chevelle-list] 396 boring / oil burn
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 15:21:26 -0500
My 396 was at one time rebuilt. To what extent it's hard to know. I can
tell the intake and timing cover was been removed before. I plan on doing
a rebuild, keeping it on the stock side. My plan is to take the minimum
off as necessary and just wondering if this is a more for giving block it
comes to reboring.
On a 396 how much can be taken off the bore over the course of time?
My rebuild theory stems from the fact that if I get on it I get some blue
smoke from the drivers side exhaust. I imagine it is getting sucked past
the rings under load. My PCV valve and hose to the carb is new and
working. It is a stock open element with the underside of the air cleaner
base connected to the valve cover elbow.
Could the fact that the oil filler cap is an open breather type effect the
oil blow by I have in some way? I am using 10W 30 oil. Any
recommendations to a thicker oil to help avoid the oil blow by in the mean
time?
Thank you for the help,
Krister Meister
Bloomingdale, IL
'66 SS #'s
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