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05-04-2017, 09:11 AM

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You don't burn a quart every 400 miles because the tank is overfilled. This is a nonsense theory.

Could badly seated /broken in piston rings burn that much oil? That's the only logical explanation left now that I've rules out valve guides and overfill.

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05-04-2017, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Churchill

You don't burn a quart every 400 miles because the tank is overfilled. This is a nonsense theory.

Interesting discussion on the topic:
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...ould-read.html

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05-04-2017, 01:30 PM

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Could badly seated /broken in piston rings burn that much oil? That's the only logical explanation left now that I've rules out valve guides and overfill.

Yes, absolutely.

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