Hey all. i have recently noticed that when i punch the gas on my zz4 350 i get a nice amount of smoke from the tail pipes. and it is only when i punch it.

cruising or idling it is fine except for running a tad rich.

also after a night of romping on it i check the oil and notice i am losing some.

i've heard everything from loading up on fuel to valve seals to rings.

i cant tell the color of the smoke yet but if i had to guess i would say blueish

any thoughts?

 

I was going to say maybe it's running rich enough you're getting a lot of carbon build up but if it's blue then it's oil. Pull a spark plug out and take a look.

 

Yeah i was afraid of that. i'll pull a plug and take a peak. weather has been Shi**y here.

also i have a pcv valve hooked up running to the back of the carb that would'nt be an issue would it?

 

that I'm not sure about. If it was burning oil then it would do it all the time, you'd be able to smell it too.