3 speed Dodge Ram Van oil consumption

you just migt have a blown intake plenuim gasket and it's sucking oil from the
lifter valley
a pinging assocated with this can confirm it's taking place

Matt Whiting wrote:

> Bob wrote:
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> > "Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
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> >>Bob wrote:
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> >>>"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
> ngin.umich.edu...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your
> >>>>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either
> >>>>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of
> >>>>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A
> >>>>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800.
> >>>>
> >>>>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast
> >>
> >>Not necessarily.
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> >>
> >>Matt
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> >
> >
> > If everything else is equal it certainly well.
>
> Everything else isn't even close to equal. It is pretty well documented
> that most wear occurs during startup, especially when the engine is
> cold. Running at twice the RPM doesn't yield even close to twice the
> rate of wear. The difference, in fact, may be virtually negligible.
> Cars that are run long periods at a time and not started all that often,
> especially cold starts, tend to have engines that last a LOT longer.
>
> Matt