Recently Burning Oil...

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Originally Posted by andyh1956

The reason I said the engine could be sludged up is cause if the oil can't drain down from the rocker area then when it gets to a level above the valve GUIDE then it will run down the valve STEM into the intake area of the head or into the exhaust. Also, when this area is sludged up the PCV cannot evacuate the blow by in the crankcase & excessive pressure builds up. Very few bolts to remove to check this, and there is ALREADY a rocker cover leaking! 283s are old enough to have been run for yrs with non detergent oil!

Andy, I'm hoping to get your thoughts on the pics posted above and hopefully the video too.

Thanks in advance,

Ryan

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Also, I should mention that I did rub some of the oil from under the valve covers around on my fingers to see if it smelled like fuel. It actually did smell gassy, which is what someone was wondering about in here when talking about fuel wash.