1999 Chevy Blazer excessive oil smoke

1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER
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ARVIDSONR
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1999 Chevy Blazer 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

I just installed a totally rebuilt 4.3 vortex v6 engine, I proud to say it runs great, no noises, no leaks, great oil pressure and coolant. Now the prblem is the oil smoke out the tailpipe. I have followed the breakin procedures per the manual, driven it about 100 miles now, and when sitting at idle, at start up, and driving at slower speeds it smokes alot. I understand oil consumption during this time, but this much smoke does not seems normal to me at all. At hwy speeds it seems to not smoke, but when I slow down it begins again. Any ideas what to check or do now to fix this issue?
Mar 28, 2010 at 10:11 AM
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RASMATAZ
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The only way to tell is to get an engine compression and cylinder leakage tests to ID the problem.
Mar 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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