I would not rule out stuck rings at this point, either - hope fully
not rusted - but with the headgasket issue and setting for so long it
could be.
Have you checked compression? I was lucky and the chemicals (AC
DELCO top engine cleaner) I poured into the spark plug holes loosened
things up and I got back considerable compression.
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:28 AM, Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah@curryclan.net>
wrote:
> Sorry, my bad 1957 TR3
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randall [mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:58 PM
> To: 'Jeremiah Curry'; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [TR] smoke? coming from valve cover vent
>
>> My car
>
> What car? Maybe everyone else knows what Triumph you have; but I haven't.
>
>> My car is blowing a significant amount of smoke out of the
>> vent in the oil
>> filler cap in the valve cover
>
> Probably caused by combustion gases leaking past the rings. Some is normal
> (the rings never seal perfectly), a lot indicates the rings are worn (or
> possibly one or more are broken). That isn't necessarily a serious
problem,
> but it does mean the engine will be down on power, burn more fuel and oil,
> and likely leak worse to boot.
>
>> but does the choke do more than just holding the gas down a
>> little would?
>
> Yes, definitely. It also increases the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
> If your car would start before without it, it was running way rich IMO.
>
> -- Randall
>
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