>I'm not sure about Waser Boxers but Air Cooled are supposed to use some >oil. Well then, mine is working right! I use/waste/blowby/whatever, about a quart every four or five hundred miles, freeway driving. >you're down to the final days before you change your oil you might try >lighting your dipstick on fire, as stupid as this may sound it works to >discover fuel blow by if the problem is severe. Should I do that with the dipstick still in the motor :-) I am going to Jackson Hole/Yellowstone this weekend, and expect to use 4 quarts in the 1200 mile trip. Happens every time. Is there a way to discover if it is the pushrod tubes, or something worse?
John |
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