Re: oil consumption

[esw5@postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (Ernest Wong)]

[from Carl DeSousa]
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>I also notice that the high compression 87 2.2 burns oil where as the
>low compression 84 2.2(4000Q with 200k miles) doesn't burn any..
>The 87 2.2 is sensitieve to high engine loads= oil consumption but
>the 84 2.3 is not...
>
High compression!?!? From reading the owner's manual and the Hayne's, my
2.2 inline 5 is only running around 8.6 : 1. I hardly would consider that
'high compression. Am I mistaken? again . . .

>
>Carl DeSousa

Ernest Wong
esw5@cornell.edu