[Shotimes] Burning through oil like crazy

bjshov8 bjshov8@comcast.net
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:41:58 -0500


Years ago my dad bought an old worn-out Dodge delivery van and used it for a
hunting vehicle.  It would get 35 miles/quart so they were sure to carry
large amounts of cheap oil with them on trips.  One time on a trip the
timing chain failed so they had to put in a new timing chain setting on the
side of the road.  He claimed that with the new timing chain the oil
consumption went down to 50 miles/quart.  (I doubt if they did any real
scientific testing though.)

> > My '90 stock 3.0 mtx with 136000 miles is going
> > through oil like there's no tomorrow.  I _may_ have
> > put 50 miles on the last quart.