I had Jon at TSP check with his techs, and they told me to make sure to seal up the intake rocker bolts with black silicone, which I didn't do. I'll try that next and see what happens.

 

It would be cool if that's the problem!

 

ok found what I was looking for, but doesn't sound like anything similar to what you're dealing with

https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=379485

 

Believe me, I'm hoping that's it too! I'm feeling a little bit of optimism again.

Tootall - thanks for checking that out. Definitely not anything that I'm dealing with, but it's good to know anyway.

 

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...cker+bolt+seal

Looks like it might be a common problem.

 

Yea, I'm having a good feeling aobut this...my fingers are crossed for ya

 

Well ****. that didn't fix it. I need to get off my *** and do a compression test. I used Permatex high temp sealant on all the rocker bolts and let them cure overnight before driving. Still smokes this morning.

 

run it around for a little while, or run the crap out of it, there's some probley still in there that hasn't burned off

 

I drove it around this morning and let it get up to temp. Went home and parked int he driveway and left it idling. After about a minute it started smoking again. I'll drive it around some more and run it up and down a few times, but I don't think that's going to fix it.

 

Crap