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Boothy
post Apr 20 2025, 06:35 PM
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Cheers all!

Sorry, but I again need to ask for help.

New engine blowing smoke. 1.7 punched out to 2.0 with a big bore kit. Cam, Weber 40s. It started and ran pretty well late last fall. Used engine break-in oil as recommended. No smoke but sluggish acceleration -fine at high RPM.

With the warm weather (finally) I swapped out the Weber jets to the recommended .50, 1.50, and 1.95. Ran it up to 3300 with a timing light. I remembered I did static timing but not dynamic. Now it sounds pretty good but I'm seeing light blue smoke and a really black exhaust. I don't think the jets were that different but no markings so not sure.

My immediate horror was a broken ring -I really don't want to pull the engine again. It idles fine and sounds strong. I'll do a compression check. When it idles, there's no smoke. When I bring it up, it begins to smoke a little. Then it's consistent—no horrible but noticeable.

It sounds strong. It idles nicely at a 1000 and revs up fine. I'm hesitant to push it until I figure out what's going on. Changed the oil to 20W-50. Could it be, with the soot on the tailpipe, my jets are wrong? Stretch I know but hopeful. Heads are new so the oil in the guides shouldn't be an issue.

As always, thanks in advance!
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post Jun 23 2025, 09:54 AM
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Did the rev at whatever to seat the rings. It was fine for a long time. Now smoking. IDK.

you need to drive accell and let decel load rings both ways with pressure,, free rev not so much..
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