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From: therichardsonfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello everyone (& Dave):
>
> I have excessive oil usage on my '67 Imperial engine. Not much of a surprise
> with 150K+, and sitting for a decade. 1 quart/150 miles at 70 mph, & 1
> quart/300 miles at 45ish avg. mph around town. I know the correct answer is to
> do a complete rebuild. Can't quite pop for that right now, as there are too
> many other priorities for my next $3000.
>
> Compression check months ago was OK, no blue smoke at cold start up (even if
> sitting for days), no blue smoke at hard acceleration, or after idle - just no
> blue smoke at all. Idles and drives quite well, gets about 11 mpg. Pulled the
> plugs yesterday after 3000 miles, and they were nicely tanned/greyed, clean
> everywhere except wet oil on the threads.
>
> Dave had mentioned earlier that big block Mopars have a tendency to need valve
> seals. If that is what's indicated by the above evidence, I could probably find
> the resources to pull the heads.
>
> Any expert (or otherwise) theories and thoughts would be most welcomed.
>
> Dan Richardson
> 300L Family Heirloom
>
>
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