[ceslaw]

Thanks for the tips. By way of response:

1. All components are new. Genesis crate motor. Edelbrock head, etc.
2. No PVC valves. Breather caps on both sides
3. Cyllinder #2 is the culprit
4. Yes, the idle is a bit lumpy. Usually idle it around 1000 rpm.
5. When starting, there is a bit of black smoke, not blue, from both sides which quickly stops as soon as the engine starts to warm. I attributed this to running rich at start up. Last only for a few seconds. Then no more smoke at all.

Hope to find time to do a compression test in the next few days and will post the results. Thanks.

Chuck