All,
I'm pretty sure I need my valve seals replaced on my original small block and I'm looking for any advice before I have this done. Also, I'm wondering if my carb is involved with this as well. The car has 62,000 original miles and VERY unmolested. No engine rebuild, original carb, etc.
I'll give the current symptons:
When I start the car after sitting for a few days or so, it will blow blue/white smoke from the drivers side tail pipe. During these cold starts, I have to pump the pedal a good amount. The passenger side doesn't blow as much. It's not an extreme amount but enough to draw attention. Also one side seems to blow the exhaust harder than the other.
After it warms up and while I'm driving it; the smoke goes away. When I do "warm starts" it blows a small puff once started but that's it. The car is not burning any oil.
Does this seem like valve seals or could it be the carb since I have to pump the gas a good amount to get it started originally (could the smoke be coming from the gas in the carb and it's just burning off)?
Any advice or direction is appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg
I'm pretty sure I need my valve seals replaced on my original small block and I'm looking for any advice before I have this done. Also, I'm wondering if my carb is involved with this as well. The car has 62,000 original miles and VERY unmolested. No engine rebuild, original carb, etc.
I'll give the current symptons:
When I start the car after sitting for a few days or so, it will blow blue/white smoke from the drivers side tail pipe. During these cold starts, I have to pump the pedal a good amount. The passenger side doesn't blow as much. It's not an extreme amount but enough to draw attention. Also one side seems to blow the exhaust harder than the other.
After it warms up and while I'm driving it; the smoke goes away. When I do "warm starts" it blows a small puff once started but that's it. The car is not burning any oil.
Does this seem like valve seals or could it be the carb since I have to pump the gas a good amount to get it started originally (could the smoke be coming from the gas in the carb and it's just burning off)?
Any advice or direction is appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg