[FC] here's smoke in your eyes

[Ben's Bus]

I actually have more oil coming out of the dipstick tube than the filler
tube.  It is coating the engine with oil in that area.  To answer a previous
post, no the perimeter seals are not in very good condition.  The gentleman
wants $660 for the rebuilt engine plus $100 to remove my engine and put the
new one in.  I thought it sounded like a good price.

Thanks for your input.  Does this info change anything?

The engine in my Greenbrier is a 110 car engine, not an FC engine.  The
rebuilt one is also.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Steinberg" <noahsarkinc@earthlink.net>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] here's smoke in your eyes


> Go for the replacement engine or rebuild your old one.  I had a blown head
> gasket on my Spyder, so off came the heads and rebuilt ones went on.
After
> that, the blow by was so bad that I had oil coming out the filler pipe,
just
> like yours.  I should have known better, but was just trying to get it
back on
> the road.  Have a engine rebuilding in progress for the last 4 years and
still
> haven't found the time to finish it.  A ready engine is the way to go,
> especially if time is a factor.  Paul in CT....
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Ben's Bus
>   To: corvanatics@corvair.org
>   Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 5:04 PM
>   Subject: [FC] here's smoke in your eyes
>
>
>   Hey guys and gals-
>
>   I have been getting burnt oil smell in my heat and some gray smoke comes
in
>   through the heating vents.  Also, the oil is blowing out the top filler
> tube.
>   The last time my van was in the shop they told me the blow by is getting
> worse
>   and the oil is leaking everywhere.  It was used when I got it.
>
>   Anyway, what are the chances that replacing the Vitons will take care of
> the
>   burnt oil smell (burning on the manifold), and the smoke problem?  I
have a
>   good lead on a rebuilt 110 engine and a great installation price quoted.
>   Would it be smarter to get the rebuilt or fix the smoker??
>
>   Thanks!   Ben
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