steve wrote:


Thanks for the reply Steve,

> mmmm well we all know what "blue" smoke means............OIL.

You would think so I apprciate.

> its getting through somehow, i would try a compression check to check ring
> wear, and you could fire it up and remove the oil filler cap.....will be a
> bit of pressure there and a constant "blowing" if rings are on way out.

I returned to the "problem" this morning - car started first time with
no trouble and ran in the garage for 30 mins or so with no trouble at
all. No obvious drips or leaks, no burning poil smell, "smoke" from the
ehaust or anything similar - you would pretty much drop the bonnet and
clap yur hands. This wss the same situation the oter day before though
:-(

The "smoke" appeared when I tried to turn it over again when it had
stopped/stalled the other day. It would fire but almost immediatly die
but after two days standing it seems as right as can be. If I take it
out though I suspect the same will happen as I havn't actually done
anything !

I've put a pressure guage on each Cynlinder and they all appear pretty
close to each other with no obvious difference.