Posted by mike wallace on March 05, 2008 at 19:16:47 from (207.69.140.24):
I recently purchased a 1957 ford 600 that I am trying to put back in service. It had been sitting for about 1 1/2 years; the guy I bought it from had just bought it himself and didn't know much about it. I rebuilt the carb, it has good compression, and was easy to get started. Problem is there is a little smoke (bluish white) Most likely it is burning some oil, I don't know if it is seals or rings, It may stop after running it for a while. I am going to change the oil and was thinking about going to synthetic. I was told that the molecules in synthetic are larger and more uniform in size than in the standard oils, therefore they are less likely to find their way past older seals. Is there any truth to this? Any advise on this?
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