[Tigers] Oil consumption

[Thomas Witt]

>>>How much oil loss is normal for a fresh 260 - 289 every 3,000 miles?<<<

Allan, how "fresh" is fresh? A new motor, depending on ring seal, will 
consume oil. Likely not as much as you have lost, but it can be a 
contributing factor.  Given the replies it seems that the baffle issue is 
the greater problem.

I had a '78 Civic that never smoked or leaked and went through a Qt. every 
50 miles.  I re-ringed it and through mis-information must have installed 
the rings upside down. It then smoked like crazy but consumption improved to 
a Qt. every 1,000 miles. Go figure.