Smoking engine under load - rings or valves?

with the minimal cost of adding the guides to the overhaul and probably exhaust valves if needed, why try to save a few bucks.

It only takes a few days to get the parts in anyway. What if you tear it down like mine and find that the oil pump is worn badly and needs a kit? What if you tear it down and find that some mechanic has shade treed a rod in and yu need to get a rebuilt rod to make it right.

We could what if it all day long. I believe in gettin in there and having a look first and doing some measuring.

Yep and what if your crank turns out to be 10 under like mine did?

I went for three rounds of ordering stuff for my 8N, think I have it now, but who knows. My goal is to get it cranked up by the time it gets too cold to work out there in the unheated pole barn.

course I may be all whet and you was the last one to have been inside there.

Have fun

However.. a wet/dry compression test will pretty definitavely tell you if you have leaky rings or valvves.. etc.

wet numbers that come up are rings.. wet numbers that don't change any are valves..

soundguy

Short answer... MOST likely the oil is sneaking past the piston rings.