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"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop-
24A819.11363403052009@mara100-84.onlink.net:

> In article <wv2dne7lMa_TAGDUnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
> jim beam <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> conclusion: 3k on synthetic is crazy.
>
> well, he DID say it was recreational.
>
> I think fishing is crazy,
>



So is skydiving.


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Tegger

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"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787
@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:

>
> "Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
> news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger@208.90.168.18...

>>
>>
>>
>> People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much
>> attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they studiously
>> ignore
>> any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away on
>> their
>> own.
>>
>>
>
> When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil,
> it was in a state of perpetual change.....




My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever
"changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car.



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Tegger

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"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-05AAF1.11354203052009@mara100-84.onlink.net...
> In article <syhLl.17728$D32.10787@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com>,
> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much
>> oil,
>> it was in a state of perpetual change.....
>
> I had a 79 Civic, same thing. When the oil light flickered on a
> hard
> right turn, it was time to add more.

Reminds me of another old bomb I had, an old '60 Valiant. Make a
hard right turn, and if you smelled gas, you had some left (never
could put in more then 5 or 6 gallons at a time)! Not sure what was
worse with that one, the hole in the tank, or the brakes that needed
to be pumped a dozen times before I could slow down......

Thus spake Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv> :

>jim beam <me@privacy.net> wrote in
>news:JqqdnSr5u9qEzWHUnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@speakeasy.n et:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>>> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in
>>> news:elmop-9B04BE.10441201052009@mara100-84.onlink.net:
>>>
>>>> like this Saturn rental:
>>>>
>>>> http://jalopnik.com/5235675/saturn-r...s-oil-change-e
>>>> ngin e-carnage-ensues-after-30000-miles
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Let's fix that link up a bit...
>>> <http://jalopnik.com/5235675/saturn-r...s-oil-change-e
>>> ngine-carnage-ensues-after-30000-miles>
>>>
>>>
>>> My own site has a few interesting pics:
>>> <http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/sludge/index.html>
>>> and
>>> <http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/sludge/cleaning_sludge.html>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> the funny thing is though, neither of those two engines show signs of
>> extraordinary wear. sludge, yes. [typical of short trip stuff where
>> the motor doesn't warm up properly.] should they have changed their
>> oil, yes. but those cams are not distressed so no mechanical harm
>> done.
>>
>
>
>
>I was told (by more than one mechanic) that so long as the oil pickup
>screen isn't plugged, engines can survive a lot of sludge. What ultimately
>kills them is blockage of the oil pickup screen.

Or a plugged passage. All it takes is one to make a mess out of a
bearing, which ...
--

- dillon I am not invalid

The RMS Titanic sank on April 15th. US income taxes
are due on April 15th. Coincidence? I think not.

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <wv2dne7lMa_TAGDUnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
> jim beam <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>
>>conclusion: 3k on synthetic is crazy.
>
>
> well, he DID say it was recreational.
>
> I think fishing is crazy, but...



Ahhhh, but fishing usually is therapy... For henpecked husbands!

Uddah din dat, I kompleatley agree.

<G>

JT

Tegger wrote:

> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787
> @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:
>
>
>>"Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
>>news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger@208.90.168.18...
>
>
>>>
>>>
>>>People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much
>>>attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they studiously
>>>ignore
>>>any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away on
>>>their
>>>own.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much oil,
>>it was in a state of perpetual change.....
>
>
>
>
>
> My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think I ever
> "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had the car.


Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a
whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average between
1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500!

JT

Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

>
>
> Tegger wrote:
>
>> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787
>> @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:

>>>
>>>When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much
>>>oil, it was in a state of perpetual change.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think
>> I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had
>> the car.
>
>
> Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a
> whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average
> between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500!
>



Well, you get what you pay for, as the saying goes...



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Tegger

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"Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message
news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
>
> Tegger wrote:
>
>> "L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in
>> news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787
>> @flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:
>>
>>
>>>"Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
>>>news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger@208.90.168.18...
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much
>>>>attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they
>>>>studiously ignore
>>>>any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away
>>>>on their
>>>>own.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much
>>>oil, it was in a state of perpetual change.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't
>> think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole
>> time I had the car.
>
>
> Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved
> a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average
> between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500!
>

The old Rambler I had I got for $75. It was a combination of puke
green and primer.
> JT

Tegger wrote:
> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
> news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>
>
>>
>>Tegger wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787
>>>@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:
>
>
>>>>When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much
>>>>oil, it was in a state of perpetual change.....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't think
>>>I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole time I had
>>>the car.
>>
>>
>>Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved a
>>whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average
>>between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500!
>>
>
>
>
>
> Well, you get what you pay for, as the saying goes...
>



....and the saga continues; One day I decided to manipulate the vacuum
lines and confident that I had improved things set off for work. On the
way, I noticed a nice plume of smoke in the rear view mirror.

Later that night, I fired it up for the return trip home and I had gone
no farther than a half mile or so when the oil light came on. I managed
to drive that turd all the way home with no apparant ill effect(s).

The next day, dipstick showed nothing/nada/zilch. Put some pit oil (from
changes in my Studebakers) in and brought it up to level and got another
month out of it when I sent it up to the local wrecking yard.

I only wish that I had tapped into my ample supply of pit oil much
earlier...

JT

L Alpert wrote:

> "Grumpy AuContraire" <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in message
> news:bhtLl.193104$4m1.95595@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
>>
>>Tegger wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"L Alpert" <alpertl@xxgmail.com> wrote in
>>>news:syhLl.17728$D32.10787
>>>@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Tegger" <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in message
>>>>news:Xns9C005663F6B06tegger@208.90.168.18...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>People who let their oil go that long are not the sort to pay much
>>>>>attention to how well the engine is running. Or else they
>>>>>studiously ignore
>>>>>any evident problems, perhaps in the hopes that they will go away
>>>>>on their
>>>>>own.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>When I was a kid, I had an old Rambler that leaked/burned so much
>>>>oil, it was in a state of perpetual change.....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>My old '76 Coronet burned a quart between gas fillups. I don't
>>>think I ever "changed the oil" in the traditional way the whole
>>>time I had the car.
>>
>>
>>Worse car for oil consumption for me was a $50 Torino that achieved
>>a whoppin' 50 miles per quart. Then came a '76 Civic that average
>>between 1-2K per quart. Of course, that car cost me $500!
>>
>
>
> The old Rambler I had I got for $75. It was a combination of puke
> green and primer.
>


I replaced the turdbox Torino with a $300 Gremlin which actually wasn't
a bad car. Had the 258 six cylinder with two barrel and it went down
the road nicely. Rest was the main issue with that car..

JT