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Subject:Re: Archives Idea - oil leak
From:Ian Cameron
Date:Mon, 8 Feb 1999 12:55:29 -0800

At 08:37 AM 2/7/99 -0800, Davidson wrote:
>Tonya,
>I don't know what the source of your oil leak problem is, BUT:
>I hope you fix it very soon for the sake of the environment.
>At 1 quart per 100 miles you could easily be dumping a quart a day into the
>environment.

At a guess, it's actually leaking.  That much burnt oil would create smoke
you could see from 20 km.  Tonya - check your compression.  If your rings
are worn you will be pressurizing the crankcase, and oil will come out
everywhere.

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