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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 07:29 PM
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car blows smoke

im not sure if its the valve seals or not. Same thing happened on my old quad4 replaced and no problem. Not sure if the V8's are the same or not. If someone could help me on this id appreciate it. It only blows smoke at WOT. i dont notice it any other time. And i cant see it while driving. Ive gotta stand behind it and have someone give it some gas. Thanks
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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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hope fully its a really bad PCV valve, or alot of gas in the oil. But i would bet its bad rings.
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 01:56 AM
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thats what my dad said he thinks it is. Its got a new pcv valve in it. It only blows smoke when i stomp on the gas though, he said it could be normal though but i was hoping for other opinions. would bad ring cause a lose in power.
thanks for your help
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 09:22 AM
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yes it will
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 12:36 PM
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thanks guess its time to build my 350
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 09:39 AM
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A compression or cylinder leakage test will probably tell you what you already suspect, but it's a good idea just in case.
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