[V8] horizontal V8s

[d saad]

But but ---

the heads are brand new! I have about 1000 miles on
a full valve job with new guides and seals - and new rings.
I thought
about that short/cold cycle thing - but why then don't other motors do
that?
Do the 16V 4-banger motors which use basically the same head do
this?

My driveway is very steep - maybe in the 45 degree range.
I suspect oil gets into the breather system somehow - there simply was not
enough time even with old hard valve seals for this to leak down that
much. Maybe due to the shear volume of oil and the relative shortness
(height) of the block? Tip it back far enough and those ten quarts have to
go somewhere. That is all I can come up with.

Dave

> Yes that would be the result of a short cold start /run cycle 4
sure .
> Mine always did that .... Right now I have my 4.2 V8 (
298Km ) head on
> my shop bench  . The Valve seals I took out of
the Head were hard and
> worn out . The head job is going good. I
disassembled the head yesterday
> , gently lapped the valves and
clean the exhaust valves up . Tonight I
> will clean the head /
inspect , clean again and then start to reassemble
> . New Valve
lifters should be here soon.
> 
> Superdave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>
From:
v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Ed Kellock
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:24 PM
> To: d saad
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re:
[V8] horizontal V8s
> 
> I think this was a function of
the short cold start/run cycle and the
> valve seals and not
relative to the hill parking.
> 
> Ed
> 
>
On 6/18/07, d saad <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Well - there is no doubt about it kids. V8s hate
to be parked on a
>> hill - even for a short time.
>>
>> Mine has been running great since the
>> rebuild, not using any oil at all and no smoke at all. I even
had the
>> opportunity to follow it down from Bogus Basin last
night which meant
>> that it was basically coasting downhill
for 16 miles in 3rd gear.
>> Pre-rebuild this would have sent
clouds of blue smoke into the
>> stratosphere - but not a trace
now.
>>
>> Then - I had to pull it out of the garage
today (cold motor) for the
>> furnace repair dude - and parked
it on my very steep driveway for
>> about an hour. When I
started it back up (it started right
>> up) - there was the
cloud of blue smoke. It quickly cleared, and is
>> not smoking
now but I can not figure out where all this oil comes
>> from.
Not a big deal I guess but I hate not being able to explain it.
>>
>> And
>> the guy who drove my car down?
He is not a car nut at all but enjoyed
>> himself quite a bit.
This is a very twisty road and lots of fun to
> drive.
>> The V8 loves it - especially going uphill.
>>
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