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Old October 9th 04, 05:01 AM
Daniel J. Stern
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, doc wrote:

> > 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles would be a smoking freight train if it was
> > burning that much. That volume of oil would foul plugs, choke the valves
> > with carbon deposits, and **** off anyone driving behind you.
> > You have a major leak somewhere.

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> That's about a 40:1 gas-oil mix (assuming 20mpg for gas), which is pretty
> common for two-cycle engines. Not what you're looking for in a four-cycle,
> of course, but a smoking freight train?


20mpg is a ludicrously high estimate for the vehicle in question.
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