Re: [T3] Oil in Heater Box?

[phil cain <bearsvw2000@yahoo.com>]

--- Craig and/or Denise Woolston
<cdwoolston@earthlink.net> wrote:
> All-
> 
>   My sister brought me her '73 Fastback, FI with a
> serious case of white
> smoking tailpipe.  I did a compression check and
> every cylinder is 103 +/- 3
> psi.  I noticed that there is a considerable amount
> of oil spitting out of
> the left side heater box at the tailpipe connection
> (loose connection).
> Could this really be a blow by oil problem (rings?)
> with the compression in
> the "normal" range?  The number 3 cylinder had the
> highest compression.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> !----------------------------!
> ! Craig Woolston             !
> ! '70 Sqback, FI, AT->MT     !
> ! '71 Fastback, FI, AT       !
> ! cdwoolston@earthlink.net   !
> !----------------------------!
> Check the fuel injectors, white smoke, one might be
sticking open, watch your oil it may get diluted with
this condition. Good luck Phil  (Not blow by)
>
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