[Shotimes] Burning through oil like crazy

Jason Hartberger Jason Hartberger" <at3hartberger@mail.com
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:13:29 -0400


Don't SHOs have issues with main seals? I know mine is leaking ever so
slightly. That might be your problem...

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Burning through oil like crazy


> 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.
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