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alright so i have my rings in and it runs pretty well but it smokes from the road draft tube, dipstick and the filler. actually pretty good. i made sure to off set the ring gaps. so i'm hoping the rings need to settle and the blow by will go away. anyone got tips tricks or ideas?

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Forum Post seating rings By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Were the cylinders honed? Were they checked for out of round or... By charliemccraney ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post yes i honed the cylinders, i checked the taper, i installed them... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Were they chrome or cast rings? I always recomnend cast for a simple... By mctim64 ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Assuming you’ve got the correct crosshatch for the rings you’re... By Ted ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post they're cast rings.

i took it for a decent highway drive... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Did you take a good look at your cam when you had the bottom open? A... By mctim64 ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Worn timing chain? By charliemccraney ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post About the back firing, could the timing be out because the 50 year old... By PF Arcand ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hold on a minute. You said above #2 had low compression and you honed... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post What carburetor and distributor combination are you running? And... By Ted ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post i did all 8. i figured i was there might as well do them all so i'm... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]XNoctemNacimur (3/24/2009)[/b][hr]. i didn't look at the... By mctim64 ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post oh and the carb is a new holley 350 cfm 2 barrel. the distributor is... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post You can't check the bearing clearance of the cam with it together.... By charliemccraney ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Lol. I got that. I just don't want to drop the oil pan again. The... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post alright so after letting the frustration subside and the following... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Let me reiterate something Ted mentioned. Breaking-in your piston... By simplyconnected ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post a little trick that we do for seating rings is have the... By tnt56 ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just to reiterate what others have said about the cam. While setting... By Gordie T ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post yeah i need to do some load runs. i tried this before but with my... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post I notice you asked about smoke on decleration. Nobody answered you.... By pegleg ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post It did not smoke till after the ring job besides that I had the heads... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post "Normal wear and tear" does not necessarily mean good to go. It can... By charliemccraney ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes he took out the valves and we looked at the the seats. Basically... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post were new valve stem seals installed. if the seals are hard they will... By 62galxe ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post The seals were not replaced.

Increased vacuum could make... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post If it is rings, most likely the oil rings were installed wrong or... By pegleg ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post it doesn't smoke on start up.

it smokes a little bit from... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]XNoctemNacimur (4/18/2009)[/b][hr]appreciate that you are... By pegleg ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Are you sure about that 1st ring? All 3 usually have some direction... By charliemccraney ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]charliemccraney (4/18/2009)[/b][hr]Are you sure about that... By simplyconnected ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes, there were no markings on the oil rings according to the box if... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yes, there were no markings on the oil rings according to the box if... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post yeah, i really was not trying to offend anyone. that's why i spent 2... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post You asked for tips tricks or ideas. That's what the experienced folks... By charliemccraney ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post I’ll add that the oil ring expanders can be inadvertently... By Ted ( 16 Years Ago )
Forum Post i was asking about tips and tricks on seating rings that's why i... By XNoctemNacimur ( 16 Years Ago )


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