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Apr 11, 2013 | 04:40 PM

funkee

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Smokin ?

I have an 86 vette, it just started smokin from the driver side, just below the block, where it connects to pipe. ?? Any ideas.

Apr 11, 2013 | 04:51 PM

John A. Marker

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Check around the valve covers for leaks. Does it smell like burnt oil? Any sign of any other type of leakage?

Apr 11, 2013 | 04:55 PM

Daredevil95

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Yea, does it smell/look like oil or is it a steam like smoke?

Apr 11, 2013 | 05:03 PM

AirForceOne!

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Which side is your oil dipstick on? Mine did this last week on the passenger side the PCV hose collapsed and was shooting oil out of the dipstick on to the exhaust!

More likely your valve cover gaskets leaking, they are 27 years old!

Apr 11, 2013 | 06:38 PM

leesvet

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Driver side....L98..
Oil pressure sender T fitting leaking.
Could be a valve cover as well.
Wash that area then look for the source.

Apr 11, 2013 | 07:06 PM

vetteoz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by leesvet

Driver side....L98..
Oil pressure sender T fitting leaking. .

What he is trying to say is check the oil pressure switches located behind / under the distributor for leaks
When they leak oil runs down drv side of the block

later model shown

Apr 11, 2013 | 08:58 PM

leesvet

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yeah,

what he said !

Apr 12, 2013 | 03:18 AM

Cliff Harris

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I get oil coming up around one of my valve cover studs and running down the plug wires and then dripping on the exhaust manifold. This is an early '86 with the cast iron heads and the perimeter valve cover studs.

Very frustrating, as I've replaced the gaskets twice with the fancy Fel-Pro gaskets with the metal reinforcement in them and it's still leaking.