Hi folks,
I have recently noticed an increase in the normal smoke and burning smell under the hood. I used to think it was just oil or grease on the exhaust, but I looked around today and it's actually coming out of the crankcase vent near the fuel pump. It's pretty dramatic on a cold startup although it drops off a lot as the engine warms up. Any ideas what could be causing this?
Some other possibly relevant info. I have had crusty deposits which I assume to be burnt oil building up on the the #3 spark plug pretty consistently for many years. Other plugs are clean. Compression is good across all cylinders. No noticeable smoke from the tailpipe.
I've been hearing a gradually louder ticking sound from the motor. I haven't adjusted the valves in a while so I thought it might be that but now I'm wondering. It sounds a lot like my '65 Mustang used to with it's cracked exhaust manifold. I shot short a video of the engine running: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MUV2IdRXvgMtV38C3
Thanks!
I have recently noticed an increase in the normal smoke and burning smell under the hood. I used to think it was just oil or grease on the exhaust, but I looked around today and it's actually coming out of the crankcase vent near the fuel pump. It's pretty dramatic on a cold startup although it drops off a lot as the engine warms up. Any ideas what could be causing this?
Some other possibly relevant info. I have had crusty deposits which I assume to be burnt oil building up on the the #3 spark plug pretty consistently for many years. Other plugs are clean. Compression is good across all cylinders. No noticeable smoke from the tailpipe.
I've been hearing a gradually louder ticking sound from the motor. I haven't adjusted the valves in a while so I thought it might be that but now I'm wondering. It sounds a lot like my '65 Mustang used to with it's cracked exhaust manifold. I shot short a video of the engine running: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MUV2IdRXvgMtV38C3
Thanks!