Since everyone has a high amount of time invested in this, I thought I'd give
you the latest update..... I let the engine sit with Marvel Mystery Oil
sitting in each cylinder for nearly 2 weeks before finally starting it up.
Once the initial smoking was done, it settled into it's normal amount of
visible smoke at idle. Rats, no change. So I drove it to the fuel station,
filled up with a tank of B10 and drove it for a few days. After a day or so of
driving like I stole it, I ran some full throttle starts onto the interstate
with people behind me at night. I could notice a definate reduction in the
amount of smoke/particulate in the headlights behind me. It was more like
cruising throttle at 70-75mph was before and the smoke/particulate while
cruising at 70-75 was not visible. This is a definate change. So, I took the
car to KS/NE and back last weekend, over 1000 miles of mostly 65-80. When I
parked it for the first time in KS after about 450 miles, it left a 6-8" spot
of oil on the ground. This is odd...this car never left more than 2 or 3
nickle or quarter sized drops under it in multiple days here at work...the
puddle only took 2-3 hours... So, when I arrived back home, I put some
cardboard under the car and it puddled up again, right under the front edge of
the oil pan. I looked a little closer, and it appears to be draining down from
the crank shaft and front main seal..... Finally, something visible that I can
repair.
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Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (236 kmi)
'82 300CD (160 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) needs MAJOR work
