Hi Allen,
Have you removed the baffles in the rocker covers of your 289? Your oil
consumption sounds like my crate 302 without the baffles. After reinstalling
them, the oil consumption has gone to less than 1/10 of a quart after 2500
miles.
John Logan
In a message dated 9/7/2011 12:48:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
allanballard@att.net writes:
How much oil loss is normal for a fresh 260 - 289 every 3,000 miles?
Is zero the correct answer?
I may have a serious problem. I just drove 2,000 highway miles, mostly at
65
to 70 miles an hour.
The 289 lost 31/2 quarts of oil.
No smoke, no stink, no puddles of oil.
I haven't gone under the car yet, not sure what to look for.
Thanks in advance,
Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger
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