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prairiehotrodder
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smoking 383

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What does excessive gasoline do to a motor? I have a 383 sbc that had a stuck float and got badly flooded a few times before the carb was fixed. Then after that it smokes blue big time. I changed out the oil as soon as the carb was fixed but it was to late. It smokes blue when you start it up, at idle and fogs out the whole neighbourhood when you rev it up. I now have it all apart and i can't see any obviuos damage.
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Re: smoking 383

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lucky you're still with us and not a fireball
you washed all the lube off the cylinder wall
with no lube the rings are most likely gone
rehone -clean clean clean till atf on old t shirts stays red and not grey and new rings
you can probably use a bottle brush if you toque plate honed when you built the motor
a ridgid hone and you'll have to toqaue plate it up again
not necessary IMHO

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yup, rings are black and burnt. Bores are scratched up. Thanks for your reply wyrmrider.
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