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smokey metro; wtf
Topic Started: Apr 11 2011, 07:16 AM (1,480 Views)
92blumetro
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re-built the motor in my metro :rocker new rings,rods,rebuilt head,(resurface valves,seats,new guides,seals,deck .040 thou,pressure test)all new seals/gaskets,etc etc etc.
fired right up :thumb ran for 5 minutes,popped out cam seal.... :ermm: it did go in a little to easy.....remove front of motor,install name-brand seal,actually had to use a hammer/socket to get this one in.re-assemble,fire her up again.....

:shit :shit :shit wtf wtf wtf smokes like crazy :smackface
hardly any blow-by at pcv.ball honed cyl walls.good 45* there.wash with brakleen.wipe with atf/white cloth.align rings as per manual.lube pistons/rings.install ring compressor,gently tap them into there proper holes.

oil restrictor is there.torqued to specs,5/30 dino oil

my turbo motor had no smoke at start-up.does not use any oil.same procedure i used for that motor....

do i just need to run this n/a motor longer?idled for half-hour,with a tiny drive around my court....smoked the court out....... :shake :banghead :x
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Wow! I've never had one smoke for very long at all, if any. Did you get oil or something inside your exhaust system? Maybe?
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dayle1960
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Fastest Hampster EVER

Sit back and think about this. Why is it smoking? Is it white smoke or blue smoke? Two things come to mind. One you did the rings wrong- upside down or placed the gaps at the incorrect angle to one another, and secondly, your head gasket is bad, or you didn't tighten the head down tight enough.

Don't start throwing things just yet, just think about what you might have done incorrectly.

Did you reboar the cylinders and use standard size pistons?
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mcmancuso
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:+1 on exhaust... Last engine work I did I got oil into the exhaust pipe, smoked till it all burned off. You checked for the oil restrictor in the block, did you confirm the valve seals are seated fully? and when you put the rings in did you look for the little letter on the top surface of the rings when installing and space the gaps according to the diagram?
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92blumetro
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did it by the book.checked every piston 3 times for proper spacing before installing.check ball is there,made sure of that.head bolts at 55 ft lbs,doublechecked that.

#1-125 psi
#2-120 psi
#3-125 psi

warm,wot all plugs out

but it didnt smoke today :thumb

just waiting for my doorhandles now,then i can take her out for a good boot.get some plates for it,to. B-) :drivin
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92blumetro
Apr 11 2011, 09:32 PM
but it didnt smoke today :thumb

I would have been checking the bushes for one of those GMF hidden camera practical joker guys! :D

Whatever is was went away! Go drive the thing a while! Nice job! :thumb
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92blumetro
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just got my door handles,putting the plates on it tonight!!!
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92blumetro
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:shake i drove 2 blocks away,and the flexplate broke :shit call the wife,tow rope the car home,push it into the garage :( thats where its going to stay for awhile until my flexplate arrives

:hmm pull the motor or trans :hmm which is the lesser of the two evils....

but my door handles&window regulator work awesome :thumb

figures.pissed of metro.maybe if i wax her i could get her respect :wub: :lol

thats alot of wax to fix the flexplate :boink :screw :hump
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Pull the transmission. You were going to service that thing anyway, weren't you? :-/ Or did you? :D
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geo runner
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what is the flex plate?
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snowfish
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Think he means pressure plate.

I remember my Dad calling it a flex plate.
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92blumetro
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pressure plate-standard transmission
flexplate-automatic transmission
pressure plate contains the clutch disk which makes/breaks the contact between the motor/transmission
flexplate is bolted to the motor(crankshaft)AND bolted to the transmission(torque convertor)
pressure plate does not contain a ring gear.flexplate does contain ring gear(for starting purpose)
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David L Stokes
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I have a rebuilt motor for you if interested. Works great, only 3000 miles on it. Everything new. Bored .040 over. Car got hit few months later. body damage. Let me know.
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150 is the low service limit on your compression not to throw another wrench in the works but that's by the manual. I'm surprised no else mentioned it . but it could be your gauge i would try another meter
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92blumetro
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yeah,my book says 156 psi,but i've had them run fine with only 110 psi....i do have a cam&gear in it.that might make a difference.gauge is newer,maybe the 4th time its been used.

my flexplate arrived today,going to try and get motor out tonight.

PA might be a little far for me to get a motor.....shipping/customs might kill me......thanks for the offer!
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