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1989 chevy silverado 2500 need to change valve seals?

what are the step i need to do so i can change the valve seals my truck has been smoky.,,, any websites i want todo it myself... 1989 chevy silverado 2500 350 engine 5.7L

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If it only puffs blue smoke when you start it and then burns off after a second then its the valve stem seals that need to be replaced which is common on 350 and 305 engine prior to 1990 and have over 150,000 miles or so. The Chilton repair manual explains the procedure on how to replace these.Now if it smokes all the time then it could be caused by worn out rings on your pistons .
if the engine smokes only when you have let it sit a little while(over nite or so) and then it clears up after a min. or 2 of driving...its the seals .chevy 305/350 are known for that
bypass purchase a Haynes or Chilton handbook. they're the suitable components of education for this undertaking. If i attempted to element this education here it might take all night to describe all of it.
First find out if that is the issue. Do a wet/dry compression on all the cylinders. That is where you do a compression test on all the cylinders and write them down. Then squirt about three pumps of oil from a oil can into each cylinder and retake the compressions. If the compressions don't change and are low, the valves are burnt and you need a valve job. If the compressions go way up after the oil seals the rings, then the piston rings are bad and the engine needs rebuilding and that may be where the oil smoke is coming from. If all the cylinders are within 20 psi and runs good, then it may be your valve guide seals are bad. You can replace them without pulling the heads. You can go to an auto parts store and buy a valve spring compressor that is used while the head is on the block. It has an air fitting that screws down into the spark plug hole and when filled with compressed air, holds the valves up while you remove the spring and replace the valve guide seal.

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