Quote Originally Posted by geezer101 View Post
Is it leaking oil or burning it? The valve stem seals might be dead (the #1 cause of oil consumption). Get a rocker cover gasket that is made from high temp silicon. Try 'Stone' gasket kits. Rumoured to be repackaged OEM parts. They are a mix of Ishino gaskets which is a company car manufacturers use as a supplier. Current prices on ebay are pretty good - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mazda-B2600...dVtMgc&vxp=mtr
I'm leaking/seeping all around the VC. I'm regretting not having the seals changed when the head was off.
It has always pushed some smoke when coming off of compression so the valve seals are suspect. At 230K would you think the guides will be worn enough to negate the benefit of fresh stem seals? Thanks for the tips on gasket mfrs.