<VV> FW: occasional oil cloud when starting

[J R Read_HML]

Andy,  The common explanation that I hear is that the ring grooves 
temporarily lined up with one another to allow oil to pass to the top of the 
piston.  I've also seen that happen (the smoke cloud) when the car was 
parked on an uneven surface - so that one bank of cylinders was on the 
downhill side.
Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kinzelman, Andy" <akinzelm at greatnortherncorp.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:53 PM
Subject: <VV> FW: occasional oil cloud when starting


> Guys,
> My daily driver Monza will, on rare occasions, blow an embarrassing
> cloud of oil smoke on startup.  This isn't due to the car being parked
> unusually - allowing oil to puddle behind the pistons.  Also, I
> generally keep the oil no higher than halfway between 'add' & 'full'.
> Any idea what could cause this?
> Thanks,
> Andy K.
> Wisconsin