I have been slowly getting my midget ready for its final steps in restoration. Iv got the interior ready and new lights all the way around. Its a half a days work away from getting its first coat of paint on it, but after rebuilding the motor and messing with little things here and there it is still blowing white smoke. :confusion:
Summery
Iv got all the vacuum lines replaced and connected.
Its been timed with a timing light.
Carburetors are properly adjusted (to my knowledge). As in its idling around 700rpm, and does not appear to be running lean or rich, although it was running very rich for a while until I figured out exactly how to tune the carbs. The engine appears to be running smoothly.
All the internals of the engine have been replaced except the crank and cam shaft.
Iv done a compression test and got 127 135 134 135
ALL of the spark plugs have a dark black soot on them. May be from running rich when i first got it running. But i did clean them off and it came back.
Oil pressure at idle sits around 70
Iv noticed the the warmer the engine gets, the heavier the smoke becomes. When its at idle its not that noticeable but when you rev it up a little bit, it becomes more noticeable.
My concern is that there is an internal oil leak and that it may be dripping from each one of the valve seals, but those are all brand new. I was thinking maybe the new head gasket was messed up but the compression test tells me that it is holding fine.
Does anyone have any other ideas as to why it would be blowing white smoke? I'm lost at this point and want to avoid taking the head off until i have a good reason too. Iv got my little midget so close to being ready to drive this summer and I don't want this keeping her in the garage till next summer.
Summery
Iv got all the vacuum lines replaced and connected.
Its been timed with a timing light.
Carburetors are properly adjusted (to my knowledge). As in its idling around 700rpm, and does not appear to be running lean or rich, although it was running very rich for a while until I figured out exactly how to tune the carbs. The engine appears to be running smoothly.
All the internals of the engine have been replaced except the crank and cam shaft.
Iv done a compression test and got 127 135 134 135
ALL of the spark plugs have a dark black soot on them. May be from running rich when i first got it running. But i did clean them off and it came back.
Oil pressure at idle sits around 70
Iv noticed the the warmer the engine gets, the heavier the smoke becomes. When its at idle its not that noticeable but when you rev it up a little bit, it becomes more noticeable.
My concern is that there is an internal oil leak and that it may be dripping from each one of the valve seals, but those are all brand new. I was thinking maybe the new head gasket was messed up but the compression test tells me that it is holding fine.
Does anyone have any other ideas as to why it would be blowing white smoke? I'm lost at this point and want to avoid taking the head off until i have a good reason too. Iv got my little midget so close to being ready to drive this summer and I don't want this keeping her in the garage till next summer.