Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:33:04 -0500
Reply-To: Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Smoke after head replacement
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Gregg,
Was the head leaking really bad before you changed it? I've had
exhaust systems with enough coolant dumped inside they take a good
drive and heating to burn off completely. I had an S4 I did turbos on
that smoked for a week from the oil in the cats.
The link to the video didn't work for me.
Jason
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Gregg Carlen <gregg.carlen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Similar to Todd Last's collapsed lifter that he shared a video about, I've
> got a similar situation on my 91 Westy. Oh yeah, I'm in Oakton, VA.
>
> I had the classic water gasket leaking coolant. I removed the passenger
> side head with engine in the van, cleaned it up, checked it for leaking
> using Scott's recommendation to check the valve guides using gas (I used
> parts cleaner instead of gas with no signs of leaking along the valve
> guides) and reinstalled. Did the fuel lines while I was on that side of the
> van as well. New gromets, gaskets, etc all the way around, nothing rubber
> reused. (I repalced the green o-rings on the cylinders, but no the black
> one's back inside the engine since I didn't remove the cylinder sleeves).
> So, all back together, she fires right up on the first try. Usual bleeding
> of the coolant, etc.
>
> Now, as I expected, there should be some smoke as oil/coolant that may have
> gottent to places it shouldn't have. There was. A lot of it. I thought at
> first it might be a collapsed lifter (one was squishy when I put the push
> rods back in). However, I don't have the knocking sound that Todd had in
> his video, just lots of smoke.
>
> I've run it about 10 minutes total and still no change. I'm wondering if
> I've managed to mess something up and actually have coolant getting into
> the combusion process.
>
> Any advice as to what to check first? Or, just need to run it more? I did
> NOT adjust the valves, just replaced the assemble as I had taken it off.
> Perhaps I need to go through the valve adjustment process? (Although I
> don't here anything abnormal from that area).
>
> A short video is here:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=113741720077010029753&target=ALBUM&id=5695338093044400273&authkey=Gv1sRgCIeJqISt-qiL5gE&feat=email
>
>
> Gregg
> Blueberry - 91 Westy (2.1L stock)
> Oakton, VA
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