Date:         Fri, 3 Mar 2000 11:57:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: Morning Oil Burn
Comments: To: Josh Monson <jmonson@USWEBCKS.COM>
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This is common with high mileage engines, or any engine with worn oil
control rings.  The Gunk treatment cleaned out the gunk that was helping
the worn oil rings to seal.  The oil in a flat four like ours drains
down overnight and gets on the cylinder walls.  Worn oil control rings
don't sweep it off well, so it burns off, leaving a blue haze.  The more
gas you give it the more you burn, hence more smoke.  Fortunately, they
work better as they warm up and expand.

BTW, smoke on acceleration indicates worn rings, smoke on deceleration
indicates worn valve guides.

Not much to be done, you can try some "no smoke" oil additives if you
want.  Time to start saving for a rebuild, I have the same problem!

> Josh Monson wrote:
>
> Please let me know if any of you have similiar experiences or not.
>
> I ran some GUNK_OUT through my engine before i changed the oil. Then
> gave it a full oil change, air filter, oil filter, etc. .
>
> Before the van (85 VGON) would spurt out a very small amount of oil
> in the morning when i would first start it. Now since the oil change
> I leave a smokescreen behind when i first start the engine and give it
>
> a lot of gas as i take off. The less gas i give it the less oil. This
> has
> happened 2 days in a row when it sits overnight. I am thinking i added
> too
> much oil or possibly it leaks.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks---JM

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