<VV> Oil in the cylinders

[Bruce Schug]

A friend of mine is having a problem with a 140 engine in a late coupe. 
Here's the deal:

Very good condition engine, rebuilt by previous owner with all good 
parts - ARP rod bolts, TRW +.020 pistons, etc. The engine has probably 
a few thousand miles on it. It ran fine until all of a sudden after 
sitting for a couple of hours or more it would smoke profusely upon 
being started. It is to the point that oil actually comes out of the 
tail pipe! He opened up the engine and can't find anything wrong with 
the short block. The valve guides were worn and there were no seals so 
he replaced the guides and put valve seals on the intakes. Everything 
else looked fine. There is little wear on the pistons or anything else.

Unfortunately, this didn't affect the problem. He's let the car set and 
pulled the plugs to examine them. On the left bank - all three 
cylinders - there's oil sitting in the cylinder. It smokes like crazy 
for a while after starting then runs fine. Restarting soon produces no 
problem. But if it sits - it's a mess.

Any ideas?

Bruce W. Schug
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1981

'67 Monza. "67AC140"