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Originally posted by bgrd
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Originally posted by bgrd
lt1s10, that's what so puzzling... it idles fine and runs good...
it just uses way too much oil and smokes
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i dont know you never said how many miles it had and if you cant find anything else i guess it pull down time.
It1s10, the motor is in a 63 nova i bought a few months back, the guy who is fairly reputable (sp) said there was about 1,500 miles on the motor, the internals of the engine are clean as a whistle...
Plumb-evil 514 I dont know if the lt1 uses o-ring or umbrella seals but it sounds to me that the valve seals are shot, does it smoke at an idle as well as at high rpm? Typically smoking at an idle would indicate an oil ring problem regardless of compression. If it is valve seals the smoke would be much more pronounced at a higher rpm due to flooding of the head galley.
Plumb, it does smoke lightly at idle, but a lot more at higher revs...