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My '58 Plymouth has a 318 V8. The car sat for ten years and I
recently got it up and running. It runs very well but blue smoke was
coming out of the tailpipe. I popped off the valve covers and found a
ton of sludge and grease. The oil holes especially at the back of the
engine were plugged up and oil was collecting at the exhaust valves and
being burned out the tailpipe, hence the smoke. I cleaned out both
sides, adjusted the valves, shoved coat hangers down all four oil
holes, changed the oil and low and behold the blue smoke was gone!! My
only problem is that when I am climbing up a steep hill the car begins
to smoke again. When I'm back on level ground, the smoke goes away.
I can floor it on a straightaway and there is no smoke. I suspect
that the rear oil holes are still plugged somewhat and when the car is
on a hill the oil works it way down the exhaust valves. My question
is this: Is there any wonder solvent that could free up those holes
more? I am trying to avoid taking the heads off, or I guess I could
avoid hills. I live in San Francisco so that would be a problem
trying to avoid hills. thanks much, Nick Nichols ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1
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