Falstaff
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When I received my 531, the air filter was soaked in engine oil and there was oil on the air heaters . After I repaired the fuel lines and got it primed, she started righht up and produced good power but she blew liquid oil, water and smoke out of the exhaust for about an hour, then it cleared up and ran fine.
Next day started it up, ran beautiful for about 20 minutes then started smoking and losing power, rpm dropped to about half and then over the course of a 15 minutes slowed down and died pumping lots of dark grey smoke. The air heaters are now covered in oil again. I read that the oil level is critical on these but I checked it and its right at the top level on the dipstick.
Engine hours are only 45 but who knows if thats just a new Hobbes meter.. Has very good compression though. Could this be bad valve guides allowing all this oul into the intake???
Next day started it up, ran beautiful for about 20 minutes then started smoking and losing power, rpm dropped to about half and then over the course of a 15 minutes slowed down and died pumping lots of dark grey smoke. The air heaters are now covered in oil again. I read that the oil level is critical on these but I checked it and its right at the top level on the dipstick.
Engine hours are only 45 but who knows if thats just a new Hobbes meter.. Has very good compression though. Could this be bad valve guides allowing all this oul into the intake???