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Originally Posted by RescueU
Oh nice, Sean... suck the life outta my joy, even if fleeting. 
Yeah, I know I'll be getting to know this engine on a more personal note in the not so distant future. I took some picks of what looks to be leaks underneath @ the engine/tranny connection point (how'd ya like that technical jargon?), and also in front, which I imagine is at the timing cover. I also notice at some point there was some oil leakage along the bottom side of the distributors connection to the head.
You can take a look at them here.
Gotta go get some rest. Let's see how the truck does on the homeward leg of the highway travel. |
I wouldn't go nutz trying to seal all of the leaks. What your pics show is typical for an engine of this age - mine looks very similar. The main thing you have got to do is figure out where the oil is getting into #6. I'll have to look around - but you can probably solve this by following someone driving your truck and looking for when the smoke DOES happen. Oil enters the cylinder under different conditions based on where the leak is. It probably doesn't smoke while idling - but you need to look during acceleration, deceleration and WOT. If you can figure out when it happens I bet we can narrow it.