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| RE: 67mustang motor |
| By Gary Adam - 03/26/2003 1:17:05 PM; IP 142.179.250.208 |
There is a non-scientific wayof testing. Usually
if rings are leaking, then you'll likely see more smoke on acceleration. If guides/seals leak then you'll get more smoke on deceleration.
Have someone stand behind your car & watch for smoke when you take off floored. Hold it in
gear and take it up to 3000-4000 rpm floored
then take foot off pedal. Wait a couple of seconds and floor it again. If it smokes more on acceleration - likely rings. If it puts out a poof of smoke when you floor it, wait, and floor it again - likely guides/seals. (When you lift the pedal at higher rpm you create high vacuum in the cylinders which will suck oil past
the guide/seal if they are leaking creating a poof of smoke.) If it pours out smoke when you floor it I suspect a ring problem. Maybe someone else has other ideas how to check the guides but this has worked for me. This is
a fairly severe but good test of guides/seals. I
always do this test when buying a used car. Hope this helps or flags an idea in someone
else's mind what else you can check or test. Unless your rings are faulty,to be doing what you engine is doing tells me
you must have a visible mechanical mistake,
(obvious to the eye) but you may not find it til
you open it up again. I feel for you bud!
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