1940 chief blowing blue smoke

[pisten-bully]

I had a '40 Chief that would occasionally wet sump. The engine would get lazy, hot, and smoke. . . Just like a girlfriend I had

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[exeric]

Like both Toms said, check your crankcase to see how much oil comes out, and then monitor it. I had a '40 Chief that would occasionally wet sump. The engine would get lazy, hot, and smoke. . . Just like a girlfriend I had

[Tom Lovejoy]

yep, I would check for wet sumping first off. Can you see oil returning to your tank with the cap off ? don't make a mess :-) Good luck

[tfburke3]

check how much oil darins from the crankcase or if you have a level plug above the drain see much comes out there to verify your not wet sumping.
Check compression,go from there.
Tom

[jn1972]

I have a 1940 chief ,that was rebuilt 2 years ago ,just took it for a ride and it started blowing out blue smoke ,motor was completely gone thru 2 years ago ,any ideas what I should check first thanks