There she goes!!

[crager34]

You could have a burnt valve (or two), which means that they aren't sealing to the heads, thereby letting the oil blow by them. You could also have some carbon build up on the valves that isn't allowing them to seal properly. OR, you might just have a blown head gasket (others will have to weigh in on that).

Most of what you just said here Mark, is what they told me with the exception of the blown head gasket. I've been reading about your issues and am sorry to hear about. She was one of the best looking I have ever seen IMHO.

I have tried to be a preventative maintenance freak with mine and just recently had all the fluids changed out..... ALL!! So, was a bit surprised to have this happen rather suddenly.

Thanks for the support Mark and hope to run into you again someday.

[MSHardeman]

Most of what you just said here Mark, is what they told me with the exception of the blown head gasket. I've been reading about your issues and am sorry to hear about. She was one of the best looking I have ever seen IMHO.

I have tried to be a preventative maintenance freak with mine and just recently had all the fluids changed out..... ALL!! So, was a bit surprised to have this happen rather suddenly.

Thanks for the support Mark and hope to run into you again someday.

Thanks for the sentiments Darrin. Been in search of a rebuilt engine so Vicki will be back on the road and in better shape than ever very soon.

I've been a preventative maintenance freak too, and always babied the engine (rarely going over 3500 rpm's). I guess some of these engines are just destined to let go no matter how well they are taken care of.

Good luck with your issues and let us know what you end up doing. Don't be a stranger.

I'm sure we'll cross paths again in the future. I'm still out here in Colorado and you're always welcome to come on out for a little skiing and/or boarding.