lets start a facebook event?

alright thanks, will check it out tomorrow.

Cyl 1 is 170
Cyl 2 is 120
Cyl 3 is 170
Cyl 4 is 170

So i wet tested cyl 2, and sure enough came up to 170.

Is that enough proof to say that the engine needs rings, or should i also investigate the stem seals?

Plugs are fouled, i am going to drain fuel, change fuel and oil filter, change oil, plugs and leads and go again

Is this a smart idea?

Cant thank you enough, cheers

On start up i saw a cloud of smoke form about 10 metres in diameter, had a blue grey tinge, after the initial smoke subsided, there was a continous pour of smoke that was still an abnormal amount. The smoke mostly cleared after warming up, but a little amount was still consistenely there. I drove it around the block and smoke was not visible behind me. Thanks for the info, i will definately be doing a compression test before i go and change seals.

Thanks heaps

Im in, im an L plater, hope thats all good haha..

Thanks dd, i havent had a chance to do a compressiob test but i will

Also, i just started the car again, and it was hard to start, and when it started(after 3 or 4 trys) it blew ALOT of blue smoke... Im guessing and hoping this is just because the stem seals are flogged out and the oil has had two days to seep through them.

What are your thoughts?

I will do the compression test then, does the amount of oil poured into the cylinder have to be accurate?

Are hardened stem seals due to drying out?

Thanks heaps

Hey, just bought a 1980 b310 sunny with an A12 and it is blowing blue-ish smoke. Only when revved quite a bit.

Car had been sitting for about 8 years prior to me buying it.

Im assuming burning oil, since it smells quite nasty.

Is a compression test the first step i should take? and if that is okay where do i go from there?

Also, are there any preventative things i should do to the car since it has been sitting such a long time?

ANY help is very much appreciated. Thanks

im trying to find a way to demist the windscreen in my 79 b310 too.