[V8] Engine rebuild options

[cobram at juno.com]

"Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> writes:
> I, for one, know of several PT V8's that were replaced for very 
> excessive 
> oil consumption. In the realm of a quart for every 500 miles or 
> less. And, I 
> know of one right now that uses oil in the quart/400 miles (Hi 
> Ingo). So, 
> oil consumption is not only an ABH problem.

Curious as to average miles and if you can pinpoint the cause.  V8Q #2
w/PT smokes "a bit" after getting up to operating temp, I bought it cheap
because previous owner hit some road debris.  Later found out that it was
driven with wiped out radiator for one exit too many.  I put in 10 quarts
at oil change, when it reaches about 7 it's usually overdue for an oil
change anyway.  Seems to burn lots less oil this way than topping it off
every time the dipstick gets low.

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