thanks for responding. I was led to believe the sqirters became not necessary later on is why they deleted them. If they are important in the early motors, I can always change that, for I feel I'm going to have to tear it down again. Engine doesn't drip a drop, and yes it smokes like crazy. Manifold gaskets are ok. I even pressurized the intake system on the car by making a plate over the carb opening with an air inlet, then backed off the rockers to the intake valves and added about 35-40 lbs of air. Took a coil bracket bolt out to put the stethoscope right into the lifter valley, checked for noises through the exh. crossover, and down the oil fill tube. No leaks, seals like an air tank. Also, the intake gaskets show to be crushed good and even. So I'm pretty sure I can eliminate the intake for now. Leak down test shows it to be by the rings. Compression is 160 lb perfect on all eight. Tear down showed no carbon or anything else foreign. It runs great! I can idle it down to 350 rpms and it runs steady and smooth. (that should also eliminate intake by means of a vacuum leak by the gaskets). Vacuum guage reads 17 in park, 14 in gear. It accelerates fine-it runs perfect per say. The cylinder heads were checked for cracks the first time, and pressure tested the second time. It has both the o-ring and umbrella seals. The second time the guides were rechecked too. (they are all new ones). The only original problem with the motor was excessive cylinder wear due to the car lived on gravel roads most of its life. The motor had 100,000 on it. It only had blow by out the road tube and breather cap, none out the exhaust before it was taken apart the first time. After 25 years, this ones got me over a barrel.