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Gray smoke....

Reply #30 –
I agree Kitz. Ihoep to do that this summer. Yeah, that's a few months away, but, it is what it is.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #31 –
Kitz, other than the smoke, it's doing pretty good. Not 100%, but pretty good. It'll get there. I have no doubt about that.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #32 –
valve stem seals?

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Reply #33 –
Vinnie is swapping a Tmoss ported GT40 lower on soon, which is why I suggested checking the intake manifold gaskets for leaks. If he wasn't swapping intakes I wouldn't have suggested it.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #34 –
I know its frustrating, Just hang in there Vinn.  Just putting some good mojo your way.
Mike

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Reply #35 –
Thanks guys. Cold and raining today on my day off....of course. LOL. No worries, the ported lower is going to be here Monday. I hope to get into it next weekend. If not, well.... as soon as I can. The smoke didn't start until the head and cam swap. Crazy. I think I might go ahead and pull the heads, swap gaskets and valve seals (whether they are needed or not), Can't hurt, then see what happens. It doesn't make sense that it started when those parts were swapped unless it's a gasket issue or a seal issue. Hmmmm.......I gotta think on this a bit.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #36 –
If the heads were brand new when you installed them then I doubt the valve seals are bad.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #37 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;443736
The smoke didn't start until the head and cam swap.


Tell us about the heads...all new parts, or used stuff that's been freshened up? Valve job? new seals?
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #38 –
Brand new afr 185's, I sold them to him.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #39 –
what are the stats on the bottom end vinnie? Could be a little blowby or sticky oil rings? just a little seeping past the rings? sucking oil through pcv?
 

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Reply #40 –
Yep, sucking some oil through the PCV. I have another XXX short block in the garage I'm gathering parts for slowly.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..