I use about a 1/2 quart every 3000 miles (and most of that is due to seepage
at the right rear corner of the valve cover gasket)
Dave Korzun
'69 GT-6
----- Original Message -----
From: <ScottBarr8@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: oil
>
> On a trip from Wisconsin to Mid-Ohio race track, mostly interstate driving
75
> mph or so (4000 on the tach). This was the spare motor which came out of
my
> '71 GT6 which had been behind a barn for 8-10 years before I bought it
with
> the 125,000 mile motor seized. Got it broken loose, tuned it up and
popped
> it in. Used maybe a quart of oil each way -- 1400 mile or so total.
>
> Scott
> ScottBarr8@aol.com
>
> In a message dated 03/23/2000 2:04:29 PM Central Standard Time,
> RC1NUKE@aol.com writes:
>
> <<
> I didn't get too many responses on my oil usage question.
> Does anyone have an idea of how much oil they use during freeway driving?
> I'm going through a lot and I'm trying to figure out what's normal. >>
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