I am lost!!!
09-18-2019, 02:18 PM
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I gotta say between all this info and the builders recommendation , summer is over here in NY- gonna pull the motor and tear down.
Thanks for all the info I’ll update with findings!!
Thanks for all the info I’ll update with findings!!
09-18-2019, 10:44 PM
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Is it smoking out of the exhaust at all ?
09-18-2019, 10:47 PM
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09-18-2019, 10:51 PM
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You're absolutely sure the oil looks good? No fuel smell, no white streaks, foamy, changes in viscosity? What ever this is, it has to pass through the crank case. I had an old Pontiac 389 that the valve guides were so bad the engine wouldn't run with the valve covers off and it didn't smoke like this. Puffing indicates this is a combustion related issue or at least related to one or a few cylinders not all. Is this a closed cooled motor or seawater? If you have through hull exhaust watch your exhaust closely, have someone follow you and see what your exhaust is doing. What temp does your motor run at?
i have thru Hull .. it’s dry exhaust but no smoke comes from the exhaust
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09-19-2019, 07:41 AM
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Go to a junk yard and get some old valve covers, cut the tops off and put them on and start the motor. Try to find the source of the steam/smoke.
09-19-2019, 08:14 AM
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09-23-2019, 07:49 PM
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Obviously something is getting hot that has oil on it.
Any chance the heads are not getting proper water flow or air pockets.
I can't see the valve train getting that hot that quick.
I don't think it is a piston or rings problem.
What I am thinking is that the top of the exhaust ports under the valve covers are getting HOT due to lack of water flow or air pockets. Wrong head gaskets? The oil from the valve train gets on it and burns off.
Take a valve cover off and look for burnt oil on the top of the head.
Any chance the heads are not getting proper water flow or air pockets.
I can't see the valve train getting that hot that quick.
I don't think it is a piston or rings problem.
What I am thinking is that the top of the exhaust ports under the valve covers are getting HOT due to lack of water flow or air pockets. Wrong head gaskets? The oil from the valve train gets on it and burns off.
Take a valve cover off and look for burnt oil on the top of the head.
