Chris; There is nothing to seat/break in on the heads. They should have been air tight from the first drive. Check each valve for excess play. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:47:19 -0800 Chris Fall <cpfall@UCDAVIS.EDU> writes: >volks- > >just got new heads and it seems my oil consumption seems rather high - >1 qt >/~500 miles (~every 2 tanks or so). It's been about 1000mi since the >head >replacement - things should have seated by now. No obvious oil >burning. > >what kind of consumption do others see? > > >83.5 wasserwesty > >Chris Fall > >cpfall@ucdavis.edu ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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