Long time, no post! I haven't been messing with the old bird much over the past several months.
Even with a pcv valve, my engine is producing enough blow-by that at idle when everything's warmed up I will see gases coming out of the hood scoop. Compression is around 150 psi or so. I've been doing some reading on engine break-in and suspect that my engine saw too much low-speed, low-load operation since the installation of new rings, resulting in improper ring seating. Maybe the cylinder walls are glazed, I dunno. Does anyone have suggestions for how I might go about remedying this issue? Any hope for a proper ring break-in? What about products like engine restore?
Aside from the blow-by, the engine's performance is quite satisfactory.
Even with a pcv valve, my engine is producing enough blow-by that at idle when everything's warmed up I will see gases coming out of the hood scoop. Compression is around 150 psi or so. I've been doing some reading on engine break-in and suspect that my engine saw too much low-speed, low-load operation since the installation of new rings, resulting in improper ring seating. Maybe the cylinder walls are glazed, I dunno. Does anyone have suggestions for how I might go about remedying this issue? Any hope for a proper ring break-in? What about products like engine restore?
Aside from the blow-by, the engine's performance is quite satisfactory.
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