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Ford 302 oil consumption
Gentlemen,
I have a 1972 SeaRay SRV200 with Ford 302 engine that smokes profusely. I checked compression. It is 120 acrosss all 8 cylinders. I replaced the valve stem seals. Still smokes bad. Can all 8 cylinder's oil rings be worn out, which the compression rings are good, or is the oil coming from somewhere else, like the valve guide being worn in the heads, etc? I'd hate to pull the whole engine if I can get away with something faster and cheaper. Thanks for any ideas. George |
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On May 26, 7:37*am, "George" wrote:
Gentlemen, I have a 1972 SeaRay SRV200 with Ford 302 engine that smokes profusely. *I checked compression. *It is 120 acrosss all 8 cylinders. I had one of thoes.... in a truck~ What color is the smoke: Blue Black White *I replaced the valve stem seals. *Still smokes bad. When: Under load at operating rpm No load at operating rpm on excelleration on throttle back just when cold on start up and then clears when warms? hows the fuel???????? age, water?? etc..... get the idea? grab a Motor manual and check out the troubnle shooting section. there are lots of questions that need to be answered. bob Can all 8 cylinder's oil rings be worn out, which the compression rings are good, or is the oil coming from somewhere else, like the valve guide being worn in the heads, etc? *I'd hate to pull the whole engine if I can get away with something faster and cheaper. Thanks for any ideas. George |
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Bob,
It is blue. Uses oil like crazy. "Bob" wrote in message ... On May 26, 7:37 am, "George" wrote: Gentlemen, I have a 1972 SeaRay SRV200 with Ford 302 engine that smokes profusely. I checked compression. It is 120 acrosss all 8 cylinders. I had one of thoes.... in a truck~ What color is the smoke: Blue Black White I replaced the valve stem seals. Still smokes bad. When: Under load at operating rpm No load at operating rpm on excelleration on throttle back just when cold on start up and then clears when warms? hows the fuel???????? age, water?? etc..... get the idea? grab a Motor manual and check out the troubnle shooting section. there are lots of questions that need to be answered. bob Can all 8 cylinder's oil rings be worn out, which the compression rings are good, or is the oil coming from somewhere else, like the valve guide being worn in the heads, etc? I'd hate to pull the whole engine if I can get away with something faster and cheaper. Thanks for any ideas. George |
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:37:35 -0400, "George"
wrote: Gentlemen, I have a 1972 SeaRay SRV200 with Ford 302 engine that smokes profusely. I checked compression. It is 120 acrosss all 8 cylinders. I replaced the valve stem seals. Still smokes bad. Can all 8 cylinder's oil rings be worn out, which the compression rings are good, or is the oil coming from somewhere else, like the valve guide being worn in the heads, etc? I'd hate to pull the whole engine if I can get away with something faster and cheaper. Thanks for any ideas. George The ol faithful approach to chosing beween valves and piston rings is with a spoon of oil through the plug hole to look for a compression pressure rise due to sealing the rings (temporarily) The 120 looks high, but maybe it will go higher? Brian W |
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Ford 302 oil consumption
oil can also be drawn into the engine by the vacuum system and a faulty PVC
valve or the equivalent valve to allow air but not oil to pass. Fuel pump diaphragm leaking can get oil into the fuel too. This just sounds like something less serious than an engine problem. Do the plugs all seem to be burning the same amount of oil, based on the deposits on them? You didn't say, but does the boat run well despite the oil usage? BillB "George" wrote in message m... Gentlemen, I have a 1972 SeaRay SRV200 with Ford 302 engine that smokes profusely. I checked compression. It is 120 acrosss all 8 cylinders. I replaced the valve stem seals. Still smokes bad. Can all 8 cylinder's oil rings be worn out, which the compression rings are good, or is the oil coming from somewhere else, like the valve guide being worn in the heads, etc? I'd hate to pull the whole engine if I can get away with something faster and cheaper. Thanks for any ideas. George |
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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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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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I should add, it smokes under all throttle conditions, load conditions,
temperatures, new fuel, old fuel, etc. Never does it not smoke. Always the same. Starts right up and smokes the same, always. Runs great, but uses a lot of oil. George "MC" wrote in message m... 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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On May 29, 5:38 pm, den wrote:
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 EAGLEhttp://www.densnet.com I bought a 1968 34' TollyCraft with only the Stbd engine running for $12K. My brother came down and we pulled the Port engine apart to find out why cylinders were full of water. Boy, did we scratch our heads. Could not find anything wrong. Then Dan, my brother, happened to look at the new gasket kit we bought and compare it to the gaskets that were on the engine. Someone had put an auto gasket kit onto a marine engine. It seems that there is a vast difference. The marine gasket blocks some of the water circ holes. That was where the water was invading the engine. With the new marine gasket kit, the engine roared to life and has been running good ever since. There is a difference in gasket kits. Marine and auto. Unless you are a crackerjack marine mechanic, don't think just because the 302 accepts car gaskets, that they will do the job. There is a reason that they sell marine gaskets and auto separately. I didn't know that. We used Scotch guard and diesel to scrub out the holes and the piston tops. We didn't even have to pull the pistons. By myself, I would have never figured it out. Hat is off to my brother Dan. |
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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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