Help with new rebuild
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Bayonne NJ
Help with new rebuild
Hey, i just got my 79 l-82 back from a shop after he looked everything that i did over and got it running right.. on my 50 mile drive home on the highway the vette started to heat up to about 250ish, it seemed that it wanted to heat up more at highway speeds.. when i got home the car was running around 240 and i noticed that the passenger side exhaust was smoking. seemed like the car was burning oil.. It only seems to do this when the car heats up... i bought a new thermostat that opens at 180. and i purchased a mechanical fan to replace the clutch.. is it a possibility that the smoke is due to the engine temps considering that it only smokes when the car reaches excess of 220 degrees, or do you think i have a problem with the rings seating?
