Using Oil Already? Help!
03-05-2006, 06:33 PM
#41
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
I use a heavier oil, 20/50 on my '78 Bronco and '89 Bird with over
three hundred thousand to protect their bearings for another couple of
hundred thousand before they must come apart:
http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Andy wrote:
>
> No, don't use heavier oil. The drip you see is probably part of the 1/2
> quart lost. But 1/2 quart between oil changes is not bad at all. You say
> you have 66K, tuned at 45K. Your due for plugs again, right. That may cure
> your start-up noise. Your engine should last many more miles and I do not
> think you have any internal problems.
>
> Andy
> 2001 TJ
three hundred thousand to protect their bearings for another couple of
hundred thousand before they must come apart:
http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Andy wrote:
>
> No, don't use heavier oil. The drip you see is probably part of the 1/2
> quart lost. But 1/2 quart between oil changes is not bad at all. You say
> you have 66K, tuned at 45K. Your due for plugs again, right. That may cure
> your start-up noise. Your engine should last many more miles and I do not
> think you have any internal problems.
>
> Andy
> 2001 TJ
03-05-2006, 06:53 PM
#42
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
Bill,
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
03-05-2006, 06:53 PM
#43
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
Bill,
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
03-05-2006, 06:53 PM
#44
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
Bill,
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
03-05-2006, 06:53 PM
#45
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
Bill,
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
Earle
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
> a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
> the military proud.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
two
> > aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
inch
> > heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
nothing.
> >
> > Earle
03-05-2006, 07:05 PM
#46
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
That's why GM are still using the same design after fifty years of
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
03-05-2006, 07:05 PM
#47
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
That's why GM are still using the same design after fifty years of
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
03-05-2006, 07:05 PM
#48
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
That's why GM are still using the same design after fifty years of
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
03-05-2006, 07:05 PM
#49
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
That's why GM are still using the same design after fifty years of
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
trying over head cams. If you want a taxi cab to go a million miles, buy
a full sized Chevrolet with a small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
03-05-2006, 07:48 PM
#50
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Re: Using Oil Already? Help!
I guess you might notice it on throttle on or off, but a quart every
thousand miles is not a heck of a lot of oil. On some of the old '50s
Jaguars, NOT burning a quart per thousand was never a good thing.
Earle Horton proclaimed:
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
>
>>Hi Earle,
>> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
>>a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
>>the military proud.
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Earle Horton wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
>
> two
>
>>>aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
>
> inch
>
>>>heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
>
> nothing.
>
>>>Earle
>
>
>
thousand miles is not a heck of a lot of oil. On some of the old '50s
Jaguars, NOT burning a quart per thousand was never a good thing.
Earle Horton proclaimed:
> Bill,
>
> Before I got the new crate engine, I was burning a quart every three hundred
> miles. The aftermarket breather caps diverted the blowby down towards the
> road and kept the oil fog off the windshield. The funny thing is, that when
> it had warmed up, it didn't smoke much out the exhaust pipe. I think that
> the Chevy was actually burning it, like a fuel additive. I cannot
> overstate, how tough those 350 (5.7 L) engines are.
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:440B73DF.5B20BADE@***.net...
>
>>Hi Earle,
>> I think you are exaggerating! If you have a broken rings and burning
>>a quart every thousand, you'd be laying a smoke screen that would make
>>the military proud.
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>>Earle Horton wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah, my Suburban was blowing a quart every three hundred miles. I put
>
> two
>
>>>aftermarket vent caps on each valve cover, connected to three quarter
>
> inch
>
>>>heater hose, just to keep the oil spray off my windshield. This is
>
> nothing.
>
>>>Earle
>
>
>
