replaced valve stem oil seals ... Still smoking ! 273 HP

stroker402 said
Thanks guys !

I've seen that seafoam in action allready and it works ! just by pouring it down the carb.

I don't think I should pour any seafoam in the crankcase oil though because this engine is a sludge bucket inside and it would probally plug all the galleries or oil pump pickup up and creat more problems. afterall it is a detergent and will loosen up all that crud .
I think I will try it down the carb though.put somein the gas tank too.
john

stroker402 said
thanks guys !
I agree !
I'll keep an eye on the oil level.. it was going thru a quart every 150 miles before ... but I was beating on it pretty hard.

I took it out the night I put the new seals on and beat her pretty hard and the next day the oil level was still full. so....... I think it appears to be much better.

Sheeesh, That motor is clean compared to most motors I have seen. Seafoam is a great product but if this was my engine I would burn off the residual oil first from the bad valve seals. I have had motors in storage for twenty plus years, replaced the valve seals and other gaskets then installed them. They might use a tad of oil for the first 300 to 400 miles and after that they would burn a white exhaust pipe. Based off your bold above it seems like the stuck ring may not be stuck at all and the problem has been fixed already.