You very likely have a serious fuel leakage from the carburetor, and it is
finding its way into the crankcase. Do not run the engine again until you
change the oil (smell your dipstick, I think you will smell gasoline).
Your most sure way to fix this is to replace the carburetor. If it is a
Holley, you will wind up replacing it anyway. If it is a Carter, you may
find the problem with a rebuild, but buying a new one is a much surer way to
save this car.
Do not run it with diluted oil!
Dick Benjamin
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From: "Leslie" <kansas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 4:46 PM
Subject: IML: Please Welcome a New Member Ed Hesse (1968)
> New Subscriber(s): Ed Hesse
> Email Address is: prntbear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Member Location: Philadelphia
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> Car(s) owned:
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> Self-Introduction: Recently acquired 68 Coupe has a new tune up and I
> noticed an crankcase overfill which I have corrected. Long list of
"to-do's"
> so I'm starting with the first and biggest issue:
>
> I have a serious engine problem. The engine is running terribly rough with
> black smoke coming from the exhaust. Plugs 1,3,5,7 look normal but plugs
> 2,4,6,8 have heavy carbon deposit. Have replaced fuel filter, tightened
carb
> and checked for vacuum leaks.There seems to be a moment of smooth running
> when the engine is first started, and then it gradually gets rougher until
> it will no longer idle properly and stalls. Let it sit for a while, hours,
> and then the same thing. Also ran smooth when it was running out of gas.
It
> is using up gas faster than I can replace it. As it is a sorry sight, I
have
> avoided putting it on the road until I have the smoke cleared up, no pun
> intended.
>
> It looks bad to me. Any suggestions?
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>
> EdH
> '68 Crown Coupe
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