Dayton Ohio Festy Mechanics???

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My Festy Needs Help Anyone In Dayton Ohio?? Burns Oil but Runs good Looking to Get valve seals and rings done Any Suggestions need to take her somewhere I am not mechanically inclined... I want to save this car it uses about two quarts per 3000 miles and white smoke at start up then shes fine throughout the day I drive it daily

[GenevaDirt]

My Festy Needs Help Anyone In Dayton Ohio?? Burns Oil but Runs good Looking to Get valve seals and rings done Any Suggestions need to take her somewhere I am not mechanically inclined... I want to save this car it uses about two quarts per 3000 miles and white smoke at start up then shes fine throughout the day I drive it daily

Hello .... what year Festy do you have? It may be easier and cheaper just to swap the engine. There is a guy from West Virginia that just posted he is coming to the Ohiostiva meet and he has engines and other stuff if anyone is interested.

[dzip105z]

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My Festy Needs Help Anyone In Dayton Ohio?? Burns Oil but Runs good Looking to Get valve seals and rings done Any Suggestions need to take her somewhere I am not mechanically inclined... I want to save this car it uses about two quarts per 3000 miles and white smoke at start up then shes fine throughout the day I drive it daily

I inherited my yellow Festiva from a friend in Dayton, actually he lived on Harman Tr. in Oakwood.

I'm an old GM guy and when the older chevies blew smoke on start up but not the rest od the day, the problem was valve seals, oil from the heads would seap thru the seals overnight when they were cold down into the cylinders, then burn off and the seals would warm up and expand so when running the seals would stop leaking until it sat ivernight agai,

this little Fesativa I have has 49,000 miles on the odometer, The original owner bouht it in Germany, had it shipped to EastGate ford and was the only other owner.
He was 93 years old when he passed away in april last year.
So far I reshoed it all the way around, new wheel bearings, detailed the black bumpers and most recently reconditioned the steel wheels.

If I have an email address I'll send you a pic of my mellow yellow Tiva.

I will be in Dayton next week for a couple of weeks, IF I had a phone number I would call you and take a look at your Tiva.

I'm in N. Carolina now.

The valve seal replacement is not too much of a problem.

Dave Z.

dzip105z@wmconnect.com

[GenevaDirt]

^^there ya go....sounds like a great offer

[Pu241]

Agreed smoke at startup is valve guide seals, which can be replaced without head removal.
But, 2 Qts in 3k miles means likely you have worn rings which is a more invasive operation, read more $$.
Might be easier to swap a know good B3 or B6.