I ask because when our car was having its Stromberg float problem I thought the smoke I was seeing was blue but it was in fact grey/blue. It was caused by an overly rich mixture due to a sinking carb float. The car had smoke at idle and volumes of smoke when revved from idle that only partially cleared up when the revs were held high.
Doug L.
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: Hi again.
: Here we go again. I've been driving
: the GT6 a bit this summer and it's been
: running great. I absolutely love the
: Toyota T 50 trans. Shifts crisp and
: smooth. Gear ratios are perfect for the
: street. My only concern was with the
: fact that I removed the AL.flywheel and
: it really hurt performance.. HOWEVER:
: Last week I noticed the exhaust was
: starting to become noticeable. Light at
: first but getting worse. Definitely
: blue. Spark plugs are black and sooty.
: At first it was only smoking when you
: take off from a stop. Now it smokes all
: the time and when you take off from a
: stop it's a fogger. Obviously time for
: some intervention. This engine only has
: a couple thousand miles on it and I
: don't think I can make myself tear it
: down again. At least not now. Can
: anyone give me a reason WHY this thing
: is going through piston rings? Two
: years ago I tore the engine apart twice
: because I couldn't get it to stop
: smoking. Reringed it twice and finally
: gave up and rebuilt a whole different
: engine. New pistons and rings. Bored
: .030 over. New cam and cam bearings.
: New everything within reason. Freshly
: rebuilt head with seals. New valves.
: How can this be happening again???
: Might have to give up and buy an old
: Corvette soon.
: P.J.
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