I can happily report that oil consumption is way down from what it was, just as thillskier reported in his valve-seal replacement thread. The valve seals are - no question - an important component of the engine to prevent oil consumption, but with two dropped valve guides (defeating two valve seals) the consumption was pretty alarming. Having corrected all that, I'm finding some oil consumption (the truck has 217,435 miles on it) but reasonable for the mileage. I'm guessing a half-quart every fill-up, which is a far cry better than a quart every 100 miles. Panrider reports a different oil-consumption problem with his 2.0, and it turned out to be jet valves. He solved the problem by capping off the jet valves.
There is still smoking at cold start-ups, but sitting for two or three hours, then starting, doesn't result in appreciable smoke. This leads me to think the intake seals (soft rubber) are not sealing as well as the plastic seals (on the exhaust). There is (sigh of relief) no smoke on down-hill decelleration.
In other news...
Cats sleeping on top of the truck while I work: they have a way of looking SO comfortable.
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I've had good experiences with the disposable cameras, but every now and then, you get one that's just sort of odd. Below, my intention was to take pictures of the engine compartment for future points-of-referrence. This is how the film developed, as it did for the sunset pic I took at the top of the hill.
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In the photo below, you can't even see the bridge nearest the house: it is under 6 inches of solid ice. Truck is parked on the road to the garage.
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As my life shifts direction, taking me back to the world I came from, I'll be on the forum less (some might be glad for that) but not inaccessible. This forum, and the friends I made here, have been crucial to the road I had to walk for the past 2 months. It is time for me to return to my own forum and continue my writing there, but I will keep my promise of providing a couple threads with consolidated information about my 4g64 2.4 repairs.
As a note to camoit: as my travels pick up, I'll be coming in on different IPs. Just a heads-up on that: my clients let me use their computers when I'm away from home.
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