As Bill says blue smoke means oil. Lots of oil smoke when pulling away
after idling a while is often valve stems/guides/seals. Is it firing on all
cylinders evenly? Could one of the plugs be oiled-up?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Sheehan" <multitech@cairns.net.au>
To: "MG genius list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: Running roughly and blowing blue smoke....
> My wifes 65MGB is running like a tractor, power is down, and it blows
blue
> smoke, especially when idling and as you rev to pull away. It is not
> burning a lot of oil, and there are no other unusual mechanical noises,
> other than the sound of rough running (which could be, to be honest,
hiding
> subtle noises). My first thought was a blown head gasket, but there is no
> water getting into the oil (oil is still black, not creamy). Could it
still
> be a head gasket, or am I missing something else?
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