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I've mentioned this in few of my replies but now it's getting worse. It actually stumbled for a bit today when it blew some smoke out. It definitely smells like oil. I'm not loosing any antifreeze but it does seem to use a little bit of oil, I heard the oil I use (Cen-Pe-Co) is known for that so didn't think nothing of it. Last summer I did head gasket and new guides in head. So my guess is ether a seal was faulty or a guide not true that ruined a seal prematurely. I don't think it's the turbo seal because engine runs rough and if it was exhaust seal on turbo I don't think it would change how engine runs. 

Is there anything else I'm missing that can cause mostly white/lightly grey smoke on start up that smells like oil. I know an injector can do this but why oil smell. If it was rings I would assume it would run like that all the time, but after initial start it's fine till it sits for a while. Definitely acts like a valve seal.

Another question, if piston is at TDC on compression stroke will all valves sit on top of piston while I remove springs and keepers, and go back together. I think I know the answer but want to be sure before I get in it. 

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    Like my truck is doing that right now. I've got to do valve seals this summer. It drips just enough oil in the cylinder to create the blue/white smoke that smells of engine oil. Every start cold or ho

  • 7x .010's are good mutli use injectors.  they can flow enough for 500+ hp and you dont have to tune them into submission

  • call DAP lol.  Jacob just told me what I needed.

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Ok another update, I started another thread and probably will be posting there the end results. So it's a common problem to have freshly put on exhaust valve seals to come up, there seem to be more then one reason why. Best thing to do is to machine head to accept Top Hat style seals. I ended up ordering a bunch of stuff from Manton, super nice people very knowledgeable and gave me an awesome package deal. I'm going to see if I can machine the head myself to accept Top Hat seals, if not I will be using regular seals with maybe some adhesive to keep them on. Here is my other thread.