Does my 360 have bad rings?

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Old 03-28-2018, 07:19 PM
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Does my 360 have bad rings?

My 360 is smoking out of the driver side valve cover BAD. The passenger side smokes a little bit too but theres no excessive smoke out of the exhaust. I also have milky sludge on my valve covers.. Over the winter I put in a new cam and a 4 barrel manifold. I'll be trying a new PCV valve soon. What do you think is going on? Rings? Bad intake gaskets? Will a PCV help?
 
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Old 03-28-2018, 09:58 PM
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Intake gasket my guess....(Oil and Water mix)
 
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Old 03-28-2018, 11:39 PM
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Intake gasket my guess....(Oil and Water mix)
i second,the oil water mix,did this start after you did cam and intake,after you swapped cam and intake did you change the oil ?.
 
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Old 03-29-2018, 09:53 AM
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The exhaust crossover port at the intake may be leaking. They tend to get really corroded making the gasket seal almost impossible.
 
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Old 03-30-2018, 08:31 AM
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Milky sludge ? You've got a coolant leak or a blow head gasket
 
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