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| I ran my new 390 with a valve cover off |
| By Bill Ballinger - 08/27/2000 1:13:16 PM; IP 208.44.154.82 |
It's been smoking and using a quart every 75 miles.
And in less than a minute it had poured over a quart (nearly 2 I think)of oil over the edge of the valve cover rail. This is with one valve cover off! I don't think I need that much oil up there do you?
The guides must be flooded with oil and are sucking it down, causing the smoke. They are new knurled Ohio guides, and I have umbrellas instead of PCs. The lifter galleys are blocked for a solid cam, and I have a #90 Holley jet under the stand. Could the pressure be so high with those galleys blocked that it has increased the oil to the shafts? I'm thinking I need PC seals, at least on the intakes. A friend mentioned a 231 Buick seal that might work, has anyone used them?
It sounds like I need a smaller restrictor too, how far down can I safely go? What size Holley jet would get down to say .060-.080? |
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