[pintoperformance]

I HAVE A 1973 MERCURY COMET WITH A 302 .30 OVER REBUILT ENGINE

THE ENGINE WAS GONE COMPLETELY THROUGH AND THE FOLLWING WAS INSTALLED

1. NEW KEITH BLACK PISTONS/RINGS
2. NEW LUNATI .512 LIFT CAMSHAFT
3. NEW WINDSOR JUNIOR HEADS-VALVES-SPRINGS ETC
4. NEW MELLING HIGH OUTPUT OILING SYSTEM
5. NEW WEIND INTAKE MANIFOLD
6. NEW ELDEBROCK PERFORMER 600 CFM CARB
7. MALLORY DUAL POINT DISTRIBUTOR AND HIGHOUTPUT COIL
8. NEW CRANE ROLLER TIP ROCKERS
9. NEW SERPTINE BELT SYSTEM AND FLEX FAN
10.NEW HEDMAN HEADERS/FLOWMASTER EXHAUST SYSTEM
11.ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BALANCED AND BLUEPRINTED

NOW THE PROBLEM
THE ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 500 MILES SINCE BUILD-IT SMOKES WHEN I START UP AND CONTINUES TO SMOKE AS IT WARMS UP-WHITE SMOKE--COMES OUT OF BOTH EXHAUST PIPES.
IT SEEMS TO BE RUNNING ON 7 CYLINDERS LIKE ONE OF THE PLUGS IS FOULED....

DOES NOT BACKFIRE/DOES NOT OVERHEAT...
I DID ADD SOME ADDATIVE TO THE GASOLINE TO KEEP IT FROM GOING SOUR. THE ENGINE HAS ONLY BEEN RUN OCCASIONALY SINCE REBUILT 11 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

ANY IDEAS ON WHAT IS MAKING THIS ENGINE SMOKE AND IS THERE A SIMPLE CURE??

PS HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE CAR

thanks,
Mike

[Jmark]

If its white white smoke, my first ck would be the vacuum modulator if it has an automatic. Jack it up, pull of the hose and if any tranny fluid drips from either the modulator or hose, replace the modulator, clean the plug and try it again.

Mark

[11echo]

What "type" of rings did you use? ...cast iron, Moly, chrome? Cast iron rings would seat inside 100 miles, BUT the others take alot longer to seat. Until they do you'll get some smoking. Now this isn't like a fog machine, just alittle bit of smoking. A good way to seat the rings is take the car out on the road and take it up in RPMs in low gear then let off real quickly and let it coast down to idle. Do this a number of times and it'll will help your rings seat quicker. Good Luck! ...Mark

P.S. ...This should be a little blue smoke, if it's white and there's alot of it, you could be leaking coolant into the combustion chamber.