oil smoke

["Rog & Jan van Hoy" <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, but...  a car that gets only occasional short trip use
can build up a lot of crud under the valve covers, which
blocks the drains, which causes the oil to get into the
cylinders on start up.

It just isn't that difficult to pull the valve covers and
take a look.

--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66
Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Farrar" <tenpalms@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: IML: oil smoke


| <<<<<<<<<<<
| Actually, this is the standard sign for worn stem seals.
The reason is
| simple.  When you turn off the engine, the oil in the
heads sloowly leaks
| down
| though the valve stem seals.  >>>>>>>>>>>>
|
| Actually,
| if you have standing oil inside the rocker covers that is
above the level of
| the top of the valve guides, and leaking down through
them, the bad
| stem seals are the least of your worries.
|
| Michael
|
| Roger and Michael in San Diego
| 67 Crown Convertible  "Moby"
| 73 LeBaron Coupe  "La Bomba"
| 56 Sedan