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1961 Ford 500 Repair Question


Topics covered: Rebuilt, Rust, Smoke.
Mileage: 48,000 miles.

Asked on April 9, 2012

I just bought a 59 ford fairlane 500 galaxie that has been sitting in a barn for 20 + years. Its blowing blue smoke . Could that be from sitting ?

I changed out the fuel system as well as rebuilt the carb. I took off the valve covers and it had crusty oil deposits. I wanted to know if I should changs the rings or will it eventually burn off. Thanks for taking the time to answer.

Avatar Asked by Jer7476

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Replied on April 10, 2012

have you changed the oil ? my gess is it will smoke. valve guides are probable very dried out or just gone.change the oil use a good 20w50 oil and drive it see how it is

Tiny Answered by djcl (expert)
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