smoking 392

["George Laurie" <georgelaurie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes but you will need to add some oil into the chambers before the air,
otherwise it will not hold the pressure well enough, George.
----- Original Message -----
From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: IML: smoking 392


> If its the valve stem seals, usually the car smokes a lot at startup.
Also, in
> the summer, the condition is usually aggrevated.
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> I have heard that by pumping compressed air in the cylinder, you can
prevent
> the valves from falling when you remove the springs and retainer.  If so,
you
> can replace the stems with the heads on.  I can't see why this cannot
apply for
> a 392.
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> D^2
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> Quoting "r.van.Lent" <remco.nancy@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Hi all
> > My 392 is smoking lika a steam train
> > I think the small rubber caps that are on the valve stems are gone
> > can I replace these without having to remove the cilinder heads
> > Regards remco
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