JasonS

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I wanted to thank those of you who have helped with my carburetor issues. It's now running correctly, (after sitting for 8 years) but I found out I guess the motor is shot. Tons of smoke, but lots of power. I'll drive it 'til it pukes!! The smoke in the picture is about 1k rpm.
Thank You!!

rxtasy3

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glad u got it running. if the engine has plenty of power but just smokes, it's probably just the oil control rings which a rebuild would solve. unfortunately a rebuild would also reveil other worn parts that would also need replacing. smoke doesn't seem to be too awfully bad tho.

IanS

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Looks blue to me also. If it happens to be more of a white color then could be the intake mani coolant orings which are relatively easy to replace. Drain coolant first. Also, did you flood it before it finally started? I know mine sometimes takes a pretty good amount of time to clear out once I flood the crap out of it.

Paradox

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ya thats not much smoke at all, unless its blowing smoke like that all the time i dont see it as a huge prob.

lovintha7

Drive it around for half an hour and see if the smoke clears, shut if off for a min or 2, then see if the smoke reappears. Looks to me like it's just a little bit of oil burning.

Kentetsu

Don't panic yet. Due to the age of the motor, it might just need a little use to get all of the kinks worked out. If I was in your shoes, this is what I'd do; add 1 can of SeaFoam to a 1/8 tank of gas and go for a reasonably hard drive, make sure that your oil level is not too high (causes smoke), replace 1-2 quarts of engine oil with Lucas Heavy Duty Oil Stabilizer. My motor was smoking like James Bond's getaway car until I tried the Lucas. Results were nearly immediate, and now its been 8 months without further issues.