I've got the car off the road for the winter but I've been starting it up every week to clear out any moisture/condensation that has built up in the crankcase/exhaust. Lately I've just noticed that it has puffed a bit of smoke and smelt REALLY rich on initial startup, but clears up within 10 seconds. The valve seals are brand new (did a rebuild very recently) and it hasn't been burning any oil, so my assumption would be that puff of smoke is gas and I might have a leaky injector.
Question is first does that logic sound right? Second is should I keep starting it under those sort of conditions? And finally third, I was planning on insuring the car for the weekend (seeing as it's going to be nice out) and driving it probably about 150km/100mi over the weekend so I can turn the gears, get oil around the diff, and enjoy my car just a little bit more before winter really sets in. Is that a wise idea at all?
I've got a buddy who works at an injector shop that has told me he can get them all tested for free, I'd just have to pay to rebuild any bad ones if that were necessary. I'll definitely be taking him up on that offer over the winter time too. To take the fuel rail off, how much intake stuff do I have to worry about removing?
Question is first does that logic sound right? Second is should I keep starting it under those sort of conditions? And finally third, I was planning on insuring the car for the weekend (seeing as it's going to be nice out) and driving it probably about 150km/100mi over the weekend so I can turn the gears, get oil around the diff, and enjoy my car just a little bit more before winter really sets in. Is that a wise idea at all?
I've got a buddy who works at an injector shop that has told me he can get them all tested for free, I'd just have to pay to rebuild any bad ones if that were necessary. I'll definitely be taking him up on that offer over the winter time too. To take the fuel rail off, how much intake stuff do I have to worry about removing?