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92 rs tbi-how can I tell if it is stuck ring?

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Old May 22, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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92 rs tbi-how can I tell if it is stuck ring?

I need help......the car has started to smoke at start up and during accelaration...help??????????Can I tell if it is a stuck ring?
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Old May 22, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
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If, as you said in your previous thread, the smoke is white and not blue, it is not oil that is being burnt, and therefore will not be a stuck ring causing the smoke.
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Re: 92 rs tbi-how can I tell if it is stuck ring?

Would it more likely be intake or head gasket.....car does not run hot.
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