Muskrat
Well-known member
Ok, so today I noticed the car is burning oil, big time!
I did a compression check on all cylinders and got 150 across the board. The plugs for Cyl. 1 & 4 were black (oil fouled) while Cyl. 2 & 3 were clean and white. Looking through the spark plug hole the pistons in Cyl. 1 & 4 looked "wet".
A little history:
The car has been sitting for the last couple years, and rarely started. This past week I finally thought I had it running properly, and idling between 800-900 rpms (minor surging due to small vacuum leaks, I believe). Yesterday I changed the oil, washed the car, and parked it for the night. This afternoon, after doing some more cleaning, I noticed it blowing smoke when I revved it, and also noticed the idle had shifted a about 1-200 rpms higher, and had more pronounced surging.
So, what do you guys think?
I did a compression check on all cylinders and got 150 across the board. The plugs for Cyl. 1 & 4 were black (oil fouled) while Cyl. 2 & 3 were clean and white. Looking through the spark plug hole the pistons in Cyl. 1 & 4 looked "wet".
A little history:
The car has been sitting for the last couple years, and rarely started. This past week I finally thought I had it running properly, and idling between 800-900 rpms (minor surging due to small vacuum leaks, I believe). Yesterday I changed the oil, washed the car, and parked it for the night. This afternoon, after doing some more cleaning, I noticed it blowing smoke when I revved it, and also noticed the idle had shifted a about 1-200 rpms higher, and had more pronounced surging.
So, what do you guys think?