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Ford 302 oil consumption
Thanks for the ideas guys. I will investigate each of them and re-post
something when I find out what it is. I think the idea of a direct route for the oil, into the intake manifold...somewhere, is a good bet. George "Brian Whatcott" wrote in message ... I looked at the replies, and I think Bill and specially Den are onto the likely cause - a direct route from the block to the intake manifold - not your average problem, but still a bear to sort out, I expect! Brian W On Thu, 29 May 2008 23:03:16 -0400, "MC" wrote: Brian, Bill, Den, Thanks for the ideas. To answer your questions, the plugs all get fouled up equally. If I idle for long, I'm in trouble. The plugs get bad and it starts missing. I'll have to check the fuel pump and intake manifold for leaks, along with the PCV valve. It does seem odd that all cylinders foul the plugs equally, if rings were suspect...unless all 8 cylinders were worn the same. I have to get some time to take things apart and look around. "den" wrote in message ... Hello George: I had the same indications. Pulled the engine, and completely rebuilt it anyway. Invited an old salt (Al D.) over to my boat, and he interviewed me over a sixpack. He took another swig on his beer, and said "intake manifold". Tryin to catch up I took 2 more swigs, and said No Way. We eventually ran out of beer and I removed the Carb, and took a flashlight to the intake ports. One was stepped up, and couldn't tell if Al was right or not. After removing the intake manifold I rolled it over to find a tin plate on the bottom. I popped the rivets holding the tin and lo and behold there was a hole about the size of 2 golf balls in the cast iron. It seems that if you do not get the engine hot enough to evaporate the moisture there it will definately rust it away. I found the same situation in the port engine. This brings back fond memories of San Diego, and Al. I aint no "old salt" but I hope this expands your thinking. Den 48ftYF EAGLE http://www.densnet.com |
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