i HATE problems

[Zheuse]

i have come upon another problem with my 88GW..... i keep fouling out the spark plugs about every 3 weeks or so... i am about to install a new carb and a new intake manifold but i have been told by a friend that i alsmo might have to have the piston rings replaced.... anyone know the best way to do that? or how much it would cost to have it done?

[YAKFSHR]

do you have a jeep?? well then, what did you expect. see my laundry list below and it still needs to have the diff rebuilt and possibly the t-case.

[Careful34]

You should do a compression check to see about the rings. Also check the valve stem seals. In the mean time you might install non-foulers on your spark plugs, or try a hotter plug.

[gsmikie]

im going to vote for valve stem seals

[gsmikie]

and a weak cylinder

[kreb]

are they covered in oil or carbon, both?

benjamin

[Evan Atherton]

Replace the power valve in the carb.
Evan

[Bob Barry]

I'd say plugged rear oil drainback holes in the corner of the cylinder heads. You're fouling the #7 and/or the #8 plugs first, right?

The oil can pool up under the valve cover and get drawn in past the valves.

A few minutes with a coathanger, a couple valve-cover gaskets, maybe clean out the PCV hoses and tubes, change the oil, and you're burning less oil.

That's just one scenario, anyway.