Something is a-miss

[HemiPar]

Hey Folks. I hope everyone survived the ice storms the last couple of weeks. We were out of power for 8 days. I know there are still a lot still without power. Hope you get it soon.

Here is what I have going on. I took my 255 powered 71 Swinger out a few weeks ago and she ran great. A little sputtering now and then but was all good. I parked her for the week. After 2 weeks now I went to start her and take her out for a ride with the wife and daughter on Valentines day. Well I opened the door, sat down, pumped her a few times and she starts right up. Giving her a little gas till she warms up a tad. Well with my foot on the gas I noticed she was missing a whole lot and smoke started to pour out of the tail pipe. Then as soon as I took my foot off the pedal she would die. Ended taking the Ram for a drive. came home and tried again. Well she started right up but still smoking and missing real bad. I looked at the oil gauge and had only 20lbs. i ended up putting 2 quarts in her. Started her again and the same thing. So I let her sit for a few minutes and checked under the hood again and noticed oil was seeping from between the exhaust manifold and tail pipe. And it looks like there is sut in the end of the tail pipe. It appears that she may have blown something. Any ideas as to what happened? Rings go bad? Maybe the valves? I just know that I don't know what happened. If any one could help me that would be great.
I wish I had the oil pan for the 360 to put in her. is there anyway to prolong her till I can get the new motor ready? I hate that she is just sitting there.

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

 

[Dotchguy]

Hey Folks. I hope everyone survived the ice storms the last couple of weeks. We were out of power for 8 days. I know there are still a lot still without power. Hope you get it soon.

Here is what I have going on. I took my 255 powered 71 Swinger out a few weeks ago and she ran great. A little sputtering now and then but was all good. I parked her for the week. After 2 weeks now I went to start her and take her out for a ride with the wife and daughter on Valentines day. Well I opened the door, sat down, pumped her a few times and she starts right up. Giving her a little gas till she warms up a tad. Well with my foot on the gas I noticed she was missing a whole lot and smoke started to pour out of the tail pipe. Then as soon as I took my foot off the pedal she would die. Ended taking the Ram for a drive. came home and tried again. Well she started right up but still smoking and missing real bad. I looked at the oil gauge and had only 20lbs. i ended up putting 2 quarts in her. Started her again and the same thing. So I let her sit for a few minutes and checked under the hood again and noticed oil was seeping from between the exhaust manifold and tail pipe. And it looks like there is sut in the end of the tail pipe. It appears that she may have blown something. Any ideas as to what happened? Rings go bad? Maybe the valves? I just know that I don't know what happened. If any one could help me that would be great.
I wish I had the oil pan for the 360 to put in her. is there anyway to prolong her till I can get the new motor ready? I hate that she is just sitting there.

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

If it was running fine before you parked it and it got cold You may have had apiece of ice from water in the fuel form around the needle and seat usualy bends the hell out if it making it flood and lots of raw fuel will seep past any leakes you have in old gaskets and pick up and mix with carbon deposits on the rings making a black sooty liquid~
Choke stuck?

 

[2 Darts]

Possibly blown head gasket. Pull the plugs and read them. Oil leak on outside plus oil fouling on a plug = blown head gasket. The other possibility, worse yet, is that the head cracked during the cold temps. (How low did it go where the car is kept and what is the AF protection like?)

The soot in the tailpipe could be an over rich fuel mix, like from a stuck choke. It could also be oil mixed in through a head gasket failure or crack. This is why I recommend reading the plugs.

 

[HemiPar]

Thanks. I will pull the plugs tomorow and see what they look like. As far as how cold, 5-10degs. althou today the temps were 40 when i started it. my AF reads 0 so i think i MAY be good there.
So I am hoping that its just a head gasket. I am planning on a V8 swap later in the year but i would like to keep it running till then. So i will keep the hope alive. Thanks agian guys.

 

[66aCUDA]

You dont "blow" a head gasket just sitting there. I would look at in this order Fuel system (may be fuel pump). Carb gummed from sitting (gas aint what it used to be). Also you need to know where the oil is going. How long have you had a leak? Adjust the valves after you get it running ok. I wouldnt pull it apart just yet. Do a compression test.
Just my02.
Frank