New Engine re-build question...
I just finished putting everything back together on my 84 XT and fired her up on Sunday...Happy Easter! Anyway, once she started running (a bit rough at first) I noticed bluish smoke coming out of the tailpipe. I know this screams of piston rings, but I had the cylinder honed and put in new rings on during the rebuild. Any ideas what may be causing this? Inspection of valves during teardown showed no sign of leaks or cracks in the head. Piston rings were nice and tight when they went in...all seals were replaced on rebuild. I'm stumped. the only other thing missing is the silencer for the inside of the muffler. I guess the previous owner thought this would increase performance...I just think it's noisy as h*ll and my neighbors agree. Would this smoke be less noticeable if this silencer were in place?
Thanks for the help,
Andrew
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