"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/22/2016 at 19:13 • Filed to: None
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"MM54" (mm54mk2)
08/22/2016 at 19:13 • Filed to: None | 1
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... of oil, that is. Yesterday’s 100 mile highway trip resulted in the Chevelle’s oil level being about 2/3 of a quart lower than when we started, which works out to 600MPG
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I’m pretty sure it doesn’t know what valve seals are. Also a good chance it doesn’t know what piston rings are, either, but I’ve yet to check the compression.
In other news, it’s home! I’ll have more on that later, though.
Edit: In case you’re curious, it got 12MPG gasoline.
lone_liberal
> MM54
08/22/2016 at 19:33 |
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At least you kept the mosquitoes at bay!
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> MM54
08/22/2016 at 19:42 |
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Is it burning or escaping?
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MM54
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
08/22/2016 at 19:52 |
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No drips on the garage floor after 24 hours (surprising, I thought the timing cover leaked more than that). I’m both looking forward to and afraid to compression test it, I suspect the rings aren’t too happy. It’s also a very real possibility that there’s nothing left of the cam after 100k miles over 45 years, which combined with just-as-old valve seals would burn a lot of oil.
jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
> MM54
08/22/2016 at 20:47 |
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Psssssst... MPQ. (Quart =/= Gallon)
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MM54
> jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
08/22/2016 at 21:50 |
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2/3 qt = 1/6 gallon in 100 miles = 600 miles per gallon
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jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
> MM54
08/22/2016 at 22:02 |
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Huh. Well that teaches me for not fact checking units that I’m not terribly familiar with. That was too much math for my brain t automatically process today. Thank you. Sorry I made bad assumptions, my bad.
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MM54
> jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
08/22/2016 at 22:05 |
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No worries!