ok so yesterday when i started my car i noticed a little puff of smoke from the exhaust. so i think ok not that big of a deal, well this morning it was a bigger puff of smoke. then this afternoon i started it and a big puff of smoke came out and then a steady stream of smoke out the exhaust.

so i'm guessing my valve seals are gone, or maybe the rings or both. now i dont know what to do. i asked a friend and was advised to go buy a new engine since rebuilding the heads would be real expensive.

anybody have any idea how much it will cost to have new valve seals done? the motor sat for a few years but ran for 2 weeks before it did this. i have another 305 in pieces but those heads have been sitting fo a while too. what should i do? find a new motor or new heads instead of rebuilding mine. i have verry little money so this really sucks, i only have a few hundred bucks to get this problem fixed so i cant afford to just slap one thing in and hope it works. and another motor swap would suck *** since i'm so busy right now.

i'f anybodys got an idea on the cheapest way to fix the problem let me know

 

so i'm gonna try some stp stop leek later and see if that helps then i guess i'm gonna replace the valve seals in my 416 casting heads i have. anybody know where i can find some good ones to fit i have no idea how to work on heads so any advice or part numbers would be appretiated

 

will these seals work for my motor?
http://www.napaonline.com/masterpage...m+Oil+Seal+Set

do i just buy one set or two? i've never done anything with heads before so i'm really lost right now

 

you'll need 2 sets it looks like, 16 valves, only 8 o rings in the pic set. get a compression tester and check all the cylinders compression, when you find a low one, squirt an ounce or so of motor oil in the cylinder and retest, if the compression rises you have worn piston rings and valve seals won't help a thing.

 

i'll do a compression test on wensday since i have off. i added some stop leek and it seems to have fixed the problem so i dont think its the rings, hopefuly. i'll just keep an eye on my oil pressure and hopefuly it can last long enough that i can save up some more money and just get my other set of heads i have rebuilt and throw them and my performer intake on the motor.