Recently I pulled my plugs to check them, and they were all covered in oil. There was no oil on the combustion chamber side just on the plug wire side. I think the oil may have poured in there while I was setting the lash on my rods, but i'm not sure. There was a substancial amount of oil on every plug. Do I need new heads? Is there a good way to check?

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1988 Camaro RS
2.8L five speed
Money pit from hell!!

1988 Camaro
2.8L automatic
t-tops
160* THERMO
Rapid fire plugs

 

Doesn't sound like a head problem at all. You either spilled a lot of oil down the heads while adjusting your lash, or you have some seriously leaky valve cover gaskets!

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89RS w/350 TPI; 69RS/SS w/450 HP 350/Muncie 4-Speed "Too weird to live, too rare to die."

 

Cool thanks pat. Any ideas on getting the oil out or can I just let it burn off.

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1988 Camaro RS
2.8L five speed
Money pit from hell!!

1988 Camaro
2.8L automatic
t-tops
160* THERMO
Rapid fire plugs

[This message has been edited by HIX5000 (edited January 15, 2001).]

 

why are you setting lash on a hydraulic cammed engine (I assume by rods you mean pushrods?). Here's what I think happened, you have leaky valve covers and thats where the oil is coming from.
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91 RS W/carbed 350, Vortec heads, performer rpm, Comp cams Xtreme energy 226/230 duration and .477/.480 lift. BFG Drag radials. 3.42 posi,Corvette servoed 700r4, ****ty stock converter.
13.24@104

[This message has been edited by vortecfcar (edited January 15, 2001).]