Yup...that would be rings. Z Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU> wrote: I am afraid that my 84 might need some serious engine work. Here are the symptoms: - When I start up the van, it blows a lot of grey smoke initially. Quite a lot and it keeps getting worse. After the van is warmed up, the van runs alright. - I just changed my spark plugs. 3 of the 4 were pretty oily. I had an exhaust leak and took off the forward most exhaust pipe. The pipe was pretty oily and black. - Lately, my vans wants to stall out when cold, which leads me to needing to keeping my foot on the pedal when I am driving. This seems to go away when the van gets warmed up. I am thinking that my rings are probably shot. My engine has 160,000 miles on it (with probably around 20K on new head gaskets). What are my options? I am thinking that I can probably just run this engine for a while longer (assuming I pass emmissions) and see about finding a used engine or something soon. Thanks for any input you can offer!! Blake 84 Westy St Louis
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