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1949 Chrysler Windsor (C45) with flathead 6. The car sat for 12 years. Five valves were stuck open. After a few weeks of patiently working with them, I finally got them all free. Because I put so much lightweight oil (Marvel Mystery, ATF/acetone, WD-40) on the valves, I changed the oil before I tried to start it. The car is now running. Of course, it smoked to high heaven when I first started it. Now that I am past that there is a definite pattern and it is as follows: When the car is first started, the exhaust runs clean for about 7-8 minutes. Then it starts to smoke. The carb has been rebuilt. The plugs do have black soot on them, so some adjustments need to be made. I am concerned about compression. Compression is as follows: four cylinders at 80, one at 75, and one at 85. That is better than when I tested them before it was running; however, The car has had a total running time of 80-90 minutes now. If I read the manual correctly, it should be 120-150. Thoughts? Also, while working with the valves, I pulled the head. I put on a new gasket and tightened according to proper order and torque. I have attached a picture of a leak. It is the bolt the throttle linkage sets upon. I assume I need to take it out, put joint compound on it and tighten it back down. Or, is this more serious than I think? I checked my oil, it looks great! No antifreeze in oil.
