Smoking 318 need some ideas why?

An old boy once told me that if it smokes going uphill it's rings, smokes going down hill, valve seals.

I would also think about oil being sucked in around the intake gaskets, they could be dried out some.

Excelent info on the intake as well, cause most people don't even think about that.
I have actually experienced that one myself, and it was surprising how little oil to took to make the car smoke like a pig.
I have heard some pretty good things about the seafoam product clearing gummed up issues too.