Excessive oil usage/burning FE

[undy]

Pull your valve covers and grab the keeper end of the valve stem via the spring retainer. With steady pressure using channel locks attempt to move the valve stem back and forth perpindicular to the valve. If you have severe valve guide wear you will see radial movement in the valve stem/retainer. If that's the case then it's time to pull the heads for a valve job or better yet, a set of new Eboks.. You can then take a look at the ring wear pattern on the cross-hatch in the cylinders. That also will give you an indication of how well the rings seated.

Dave

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by undy

Pull your valve covers and grab the keeper end of the valve stem via the spring retainer. With steady pressure using channel locks attempt to move the valve stem back and forth perpindicular to the valve. If you have severe valve guide wear you will see radial movement in the valve stem/retainer. If that's the case then it's time to pull the heads for a valve job or better yet, a set of new Eboks.. You can then take a look at the ring wear pattern on the cross-hatch in the cylinders. That also will give you an indication of how well the rings seated.

But Dave, this is pretty much a new engine -- it's only got a little over a thousand miles on it and I'm sure it's got new heads, probably Edel., and he's had an oil problem since the day it fired up.

ZOERA-SC7XX -- if you want me to post the Ford 428 service manual pages on pulling the intake manifold I will. It's pretty intuitive; the hardest part is lifting it off once you have everything unbolted (and that's with aluminum, with iron you've got to use a lift unless you're Barry R., whom I'm told can get dead lift an iron manifold while bending over like an inverted 'L' ).

[patrickt]

I received a request to post these whether ZOERA-SC7XX wants them or not so here they are:

[undy]

Originally Posted by patrickt

But Dave, this is pretty much a new engine -- it's only got a little over a thousand miles on it and I'm sure it's got new heads, probably Edel., and he's had an oil problem since the day it fired up.

Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX

The heads are C8AE-H 69 cc's and do not have the stamped sheet metal oil deflectors installed.

But, but, but Pat ..... The heads are not new, but reconditioned old stuff. It wouldn't be the 1st time a machine shop did a piss poor job on the guides or not did them at all, been there done that.

Did I catch ya ... for once????

-D

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by undy

Did I catch ya ... for once????

-D

Yes, it appears you did. I hate it when that happens.