[ohiosledneck]

My truck is putting out gray smoke, but not always. Sometimes it is good and black, then next time I start it up it is gray. Maybe some less power. Now is were it gets crazy. Just put in laser cut DV's from Scheid. Retourqued the studs, they were good. The valves were good also. Smokes more now, but gray and runs alot slower. I was getting 42#'s of boost now 32 and it doesn't rap up like it used to. I am going to replace the lift pump, reblead the lines, and clean the fuel heater. Any other ideas. It has been gray smokin for a while, but not always and the timing is dead on. What usually causes smoke like this? Air in line, lack of fuel, water in cylinder, or hopefully nothing expensive.

 

[Bomaster238]

huh i put schied DVs in mine to and i didnt have any problems like that. i didnt notice that much more power but it is so smoky now...lets see what everyone else says

 

[ohiosledneck]

ok, put the new lift pump on seems better but can not get #6 to bleed and when I crack it, it doesn't change engine sound. seems to have air at injector and at pump when cracking. Tomorrow will check dv's and injector. Ran out of time and light today. "true shade tree mechanic"

 

[Cowboy Jack]

Try cracking the # 6 line at the delivery valve if you haven't already. Possibly a bad delivery valve. How many miles do you have on that pump?

 

[ohiosledneck]

fixed that problem and just bent 3 pushrods. At high rpm