Took the truck on an extended drive this past Sunday. I did 155 mile round trip to a car show. I had puffs of smoke coming out the exhaust each time I pulled away from a light or stop sign. Overall the truck used 1.5 quarts of oil, I had cleaned the engine before the trip and it was clean when I got done so it seems the oil usage was all from burning it. Bill
Oil Smoke Is clearly what that is , if it smokes under acceleration , it's pistons or rings , if it lets out puffs as you let off the throttle (up shifting etc.) it's the valve guides Both are easy fixes..... It is very nice to see the old beast out on The Road again where it belongs ! .
fog lights Bill, I like 'Ole Smoky' and I like the fog lights. I need a pair to put in the holes in my front splash apron. Where did you get those authentic ones?
Fog Lights Sorry I can help you there the lights came with the truck. They are currently not working and not even wired. Bill
easy? Seems to me both of these, inorder to get fixed, require taking the engine apart and that means no running around with it? I suppose either way I am going to have to do an overhaul/ rebuild of the engine? I am not afraid of pulling the engine and doing a rebuild it is just time that is a factor, this would not be the first 235 that I have rebuilt. Maybe I can find an engine and doa rebuild on it then swap them out. Bill
*COUGH~COUGH* OW! My eyes are burning!!! Sounds like a *perfect* solution! Glad to see you got some road time! As someone(s) on here say, these old blocks will run forever if you keep up on them. We all know we can blame you for single handedly turning up the green house effect, however!
Routine Engine Overhaul Well ; The engine was designed to be periodically overhauled in situ , no need to yank it out . You didn't mention poor running , low power nor bad oil pressure , this indicates it should be easy to do and the longest part will be waiting for the cylinder head to come back . I did this to my old '46s 235 and the bore was even but had 0.16" taper , I replaced three cracked pistons and rod bearing shells , it was still running fine 40,000 hard miles later when I foolishly sold it for pennies .
Winter project Sounds like a good winter project when the weather is bad and you can't go for a ride. I save all my major rebuilds for the winter, gives me something to do and I don't get the winter blues just sitting around waiting for good weather.
