I got an 83 Chevy Caprice (carbed 305). Its been burning oil at idle for some time now and i really want to get this last issue i have with the car fixed. It does it after about 10 minutes of idling i noticed. If i do have to sit idling somewhere, it helps (a little) if i bring the RPMS up to about 2,000, but thats just ridiculous to do all the time especially with my exhaust and even at that it still smokes a bit. The engine has 53,000 miles right now. Had 48,000 when i got it 3 years ago when it was driven by a little old lady. I hope i have nothing to do with this problem, i heard that commonly when teenagers get a hold of a little old lady car and they rev it harder then it usualy would that the piston rings get cracked and could cause this problem.
I'm just hoping that this is an issue of age and the fact that it sat with VERY minimal use for 7 years before i got it, rather than an issue of some serious internal work.
And one more thing, I'm gunna take a guess and say/hope its the valve stem seals (because they're easiest to replace lol). If i ran the engine with a valve cover off would i be able to notice/diagnose anything like oil build up maybe?