'71 Beetle Engine Burned Oil Then Stopped
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:34 pm
'71 Super Beetle Autostick 1600 Dual-Port. 5000 miles on a thus-far trouble-free engine rebuild.
Driving home from work on surface streets and stopped for a traffic light. Road leading to traffic light was straight and level. I was cruising 40-45 mph for approx 1 mile prior to the stop. Looked in the rearview mirror and saw a cloud of blue smoke. Pulled into an adjacent parking lot, got out, and saw a steady stream of blue coming from the driver-side tweeter pipe only. Revved the engine and the volume of smoke increased accordingly.
Got back in and drove the remaining 2 miles home. Engine ran fine during all of this. Pulled in my driveway and got out. No smoke at idle. Revved the engine, no smoke. Shut it down and started it again about an hour later. No smoke.
What just happened?
Driving home from work on surface streets and stopped for a traffic light. Road leading to traffic light was straight and level. I was cruising 40-45 mph for approx 1 mile prior to the stop. Looked in the rearview mirror and saw a cloud of blue smoke. Pulled into an adjacent parking lot, got out, and saw a steady stream of blue coming from the driver-side tweeter pipe only. Revved the engine and the volume of smoke increased accordingly.
Got back in and drove the remaining 2 miles home. Engine ran fine during all of this. Pulled in my driveway and got out. No smoke at idle. Revved the engine, no smoke. Shut it down and started it again about an hour later. No smoke.
What just happened?