Engine smoking...and I don't know why

[George Miller]

Originally Posted by tbirdtbird

to answer the person wondering how a compression test affects oil rings,
if the test shows low readings dry, and the numbers don't increase wet, then the valves are leaking. If the numbers get better wet, then the rings are worn. If the compression rings are worn, it is a sure bet the oil rings are worn, too.

I am gonna bet one cylinder gets better when wet......probably #4

A leakdown test would not hurt either

Are we sure it was put together right. After working on some of the A,s I found out some guys can do anything wrong. Maybe it has a scraper ring on the number two groove up side down. Then it would scrape the oil up instead of down.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by George Miller

Are we sure it was put together right. After working on some of the A,s I found out some guys can do anything wrong. Maybe it has a scraper ring on the number two groove up side down. Then it would scrape the oil up instead of down.

Unbelievable some of the shit ya see...you gotta work on these cars with blinders or you'll never finish fixin all the botch work, it keeps snowballing ..