Help im at my wits end here

[myrlin2012]

hello all im new to the forum so hopefully I put this in the right spot

anyhow heres my issue

I have a 1990 ford ranger 2.9v6

replaced the heads and head gaskets a couple weeks ago took me forever to get the timing right but when I did the truck ran fine however it was leaking oil bad from the lower intake near distributor

so no for my current issue I replaced the lower intake gasket yesterday got timing set truck starts but idle kind irratic and im now getting blue smoke from exhaust

so my question is
is it possible the lower intake didn't seal properly causing the blue smoke?

thanks for any suggestions

 

[AndyB.]

I'd perform a cylinder leak down test and check for blowby.

 

[Andy D]

Is the smoke from the work you did.? Did you fix the oil leak? some got into the intake? if it will stay running , move it outside and let it idle for a bit. Let it get warm and cook off some stuff. Calm down. Go back over what you did. Check valve lash if that applies. I usually screw things up a time or 2 before I get stuff right. I'm not a gifted mechanic. like some of the guys here. I learn from failure. Don't start throwing more parts at it either.

Check over wiring that hasn't survived getting un hitched then re-attached. Ford wiring is brittle and stiff after cooking for 25 odd yrs. Any car wiring really.

 

[myrlin2012]

yes I think its from the work I did I put new heads on the truck
and when I got it running it ran great but had a pretty bad oil leak back by the distributor coming from the lower intake that's what prompted me to replace the lower intake gasket again and now no external oil leak but runs rough and blows blue smoke out the exhaust

im hoping its just the lower intake gasket didn't seal right

there is no oil in my water or water in my oil water level is good it doesn't overheat oil level is good

thanks for the response though any help or ideas are appreciated

 

[JerryC]

Sounds like the gasket slipped and vacuum is pulling oil from the lifter valley. If the heads were milled enough you could have an issue where the intake doesn't match properly to the head and the gasket can't make up the difference. Put could be that the intake was milled to match the previous head. That scenario is unlikely, but worth checking when you have it apart.

 

[myrlin2012]

I put brand new heads on it didn't want to mess with having them milled or rebuilt...are you supposed have the lower intake milled as well?

 

[black_demon69]

Is the smoke from the work you did.? Did you fix the oil leak? some got into the intake? if it will stay running , move it outside and let it idle for a bit. Let it get warm and cook off some stuff. Calm down. Go back over what you did. Check valve lash if that applies. I usually screw things up a time or 2 before I get stuff right. I'm not a gifted mechanic. like some of the guys here. I learn from failure. Don't start throwing more parts at it either.

Check over wiring that hasn't survived getting un hitched then re-attached. Ford wiring is brittle and stiff after cooking for 25 odd yrs. Any car wiring really.

If you are going to throw parts at it MAKE DAMN sure you hit the windows....

 

[myrlin2012]

hahahaha funny you say that cause my windshield is already shattered... but it wasn't me

 

[AndyB.]

It is possible that you had leaky valves before, and with the new heads you've significantly increased compression and your rings are now the weak point...

 

[myrlin2012]

I hope its not that.. I love this truck but im about to set it on fire anr roll it down a hill