Greetings, cortica37
Glad to hear the rings freed up and you currently have good compression. FWIW, most all old Champion 6-cyls burn oil by sucking it up past worn intake valve guides. The oil system design sprays oil onto the lifter/valve interface to lessen the noise. When the intake guide wears out, and they all do, this oil in the tappet chamber is sucked up into the intake and that's where the smoke comes from.
Once a Champ owner opens up that buzzing little anvil, there is no stopping point on the repairs and they cost as much as a V8 to rebuild. The limited use you describe, don't bother. Keep driving it and don't look behind you, because large repair bills are hiding in that blue haze.
thnx,jv.
PackardV8
Glad to hear the rings freed up and you currently have good compression. FWIW, most all old Champion 6-cyls burn oil by sucking it up past worn intake valve guides. The oil system design sprays oil onto the lifter/valve interface to lessen the noise. When the intake guide wears out, and they all do, this oil in the tappet chamber is sucked up into the intake and that's where the smoke comes from.
Once a Champ owner opens up that buzzing little anvil, there is no stopping point on the repairs and they cost as much as a V8 to rebuild. The limited use you describe, don't bother. Keep driving it and don't look behind you, because large repair bills are hiding in that blue haze.
thnx,jv.
PackardV8
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