My 1946 A started ! ... but lots of blue smoke.

Posted by Doug in NJ on February 10, 2003 at 11:13:22 from (67.81.52.249):

I just finished replacing the O-rings and piston rings on my A. When I cranked her up, she started alright but tons of blue smoke belched from the exhaust stack. She also ran a bit rough.
I'm thinking the smoke is from the oil that I used to coat the piston rings. I think I might have lubricated them too much. (they were pretty much swimming in oil when I inserted them in their sleeves)
Does anyone have any comments on whether I should tear her down again and dry off the rings or should I leave it alone and wait for the oil to burn off. There's lots of smoke and I'm thinking it's going to be a good while before it all burns off. How long should I expect it to take to burn off? I didn't let her run but 2 minutes or so, before I began to get concerned, and shut her down.
Thanks in advance for helping this newbie.

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