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Hello to all from a newbie to the site and also new to 544 ownership. My son and I bought a couple '59 544's from his good friend's dad who , due to health issues, was selling his hobby. We spent an afternoon with the owner telling us what was done to each car and what was needed to get them running. We have found both cars to have been mechanically restored with care. Sadly the owner passed away before we could hear more of his story with the cars but we did learn that his love of these cars started as a young man owning one. The first car started was a copper colored '59 544 that the owner said was in a 1990's movie involving a car chase through downtown Los Angeles. He couldn't remember the movie though. It has a 12 volt system and I hooked up a 12 volt fuel pump per his instructions and the car fired right up and idled perfectly. He had the SU's rebuilt and synchronized . We noted that at idle a small puff of smoke comes out of the oil filler cap and as the engine is revved a steady stream spews out. Slight amount of blue smoke from the tailpipe and the dip stick shows oil, no water. Changed the oil and still looks perfect after running the engine with same smoke /filler cap problem again. The engine did sit a few years before starting again. Is it possible that valves/piston rings need to reseat and this is the cause of the oil smoke coming from the engine oil filler cap? Thank you to all; there are many helpful subjects/messages on this site.
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