Having a problem

Oh yea. I checked the oil about a week and a half prior to this and it seemed a normal color and consistency. When we drained the pan it was black as coal and ran like water. I would assume there's no sludge left in that motor. It must have swelled the valve seals up some we don't even get a puff of blue smoke any more when we start it up after it's been sitting all night.


Szlachta

If you are running the Holley 1920 series it could be the "power valve", the metering block has an enrichment circuit that is supposed to work off idle and depends on two circuits that easily become clogged and not operating fully resulting in a bunch of gas being dumped in the intake and diluting the oil. Been there done that on a 72 Gold Duster /6