[Shotimes] Re: Miracle beater sho on ebay

[Alan Fanning]

I think what Ron was saying is that regular oil changes are no guarantee of
not having high oil consumption. I have a '90 SHO with ~165k on it. Bought
it from the original owner who used synthetic and changed the oil regularly
since new. It sat for months when he was working away from home at times,
but was otherwise pretty well cared for by an enthusiast owner. It started
using oil badly at ~45k, IIRC, and gets maybe 600 miles a quart now (with
the high mileage oil). Clean as a whistle inside though.

    Alan 

> Dirty oil can't help but speed up wear/tear, that is a
> given.  Why valve seals/guides go bad is about as hard to
> track down as why some cam lobes go flat and others don't.
> Just the luck of the draw on part quality is the best guess
> at this point.
> 
> Don Mallinson