Hello out there-
We had a nice weekend hitting up some hot springs near the Lewis and Clark
route :-)  and running into the beginning of the Rainbow Gathering.  That
is where the fun ended :-(  On highway 12 in Idaho along the Lochsa River
I went to accelerate and she puffed out black smoke!  I put the clutch in
and coasted to a turnout where she then stalled.  I got towed back to
Moscow (113 miles- thank you AAA+ ).

So what is wrong? 84 with 100,000 on a VWofCa rebuild.  No oil or coolant
is leaking to the ground.  It was a sooty smoke so i know it was
oil.  Could a clogged engine breather hose be pushing oil into the
cylinders?  Or a broken ring or something?

Thanks for the help.  Lucky for me i live in a small city and can (and
do) bike everywhere!
-Matthew
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Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu