Thread: oil burner-final update

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hey guys - for those who remember my story, we rebuilt the motor a third time, no luck, still burned the same amount of oil. We found a place in another town to take on the challenge of finding the problem. We gave them the engine assembled so they could take it apart and analize it for themselfs.
They could not find nothing wrong! Although they were reluctant to rebuild it for us cause of our problem, they went ahead and rebuilt it. Since we were nearing .003 on piston to cylinder, they bored it out to .060. They even use the same brand of parts we used, pistons, rings, gaskets, etc. We got it back and guess what, it smoked like before!, but after the break in, we were running the engine to tune it a bit before a drive, and guess what happened?
It stopped smoking-totally, and at 160 miles later is, so far, smoke free! I'll never know what it was, but wish I did, for it totally didn't make no sence why it did what it did. Wanted to thank you all again for trying to help us with this problem! As Dennis Gage would say, "happy motoring" Thanks

Grand Island NE. My son is moving there in a couple weeks and if I remember what my wife said we'er going there to help them move in. Hows the weather there.

This weekend is suppose to be hot, but all in all the weather is pretty decent most of the time. Suppose to cool off next week some. Ah, the joys of moving.

Maybe the rings took awhile to break in? May I ask if you tried different heads? Sorry, I'm new here and didn't follow the other thread. . . .May I inquire as to the brand of parts you used?

on the second rebuild we had 750 miles on it and would think they would be broke in enough not to smoke. we never tried different heads. parts were federal mogul, melling, felpro gaskets, hasting rings,(iron). no one has told me of any motor using a quart of oil every 100-120 miles on a fresh rebuild. Now I've seen motors with broken rings or pistons smoke alot, but not a fresh rebuild. I've seen people rering motors with just a hone job and they didn't burn that kind of oil until they wear awile and then start to smoke. we had oil dripping out the tail pipes! We have 500 miles on it now and is still smoke free. It must be something with the cylinders, but i'll never know. I'm just glad it doesn't smoke.