"Blowby" goes the other way -- from the cylinders into the crankcase. Is what causes oil to get pushed backwards into the air filter when a PCV valve is stopped up (intake suction also contributes). Atomized fuel will indeed coalesce in a dead cylinder and run down the walls. Rings are not tight enough to hold a low viscosity substance like gasoline. Plus they are not solid the entire way around (are gaps in each one). Didn't steve say the plugs were carbon fouled, not oil fouled? Even if they were oil fouled, problem would most likely be disintegrated valve seals, not rings. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dani B" <5n-@xxxx> wrote: > > > This sounds like you have bad rings on this piston. The only way fuel > to get into oil is to get past the piston rings, and the oil is > blowing by the rings upwards causing your carbon and fouling. > Compression test will tell you for sure. -Dani B. #5003 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/