Bill,
Jerry Cantrel at Schneider Camshaft in San Diego had an oil
consumption problem with a 454 Chev Suburban he bought used to tow sand
toys to the desert near Yuma. (100 miles, approx.) The previous owner
used the 'Burb for the same purpose and informed Jerry that from the day
it was purchased new, it always used 1 qt going to Glamis, & 1 qt on the
return trip. On his first round trip towing, sure enough, it took 2
qts. On the next oil change Jerry substituted 1 qt of Risilone for 1 qt
of oil. Consumption dropped by one quarter. He continued this
substitution on subsequent 3,000 mile oil changes with the same outcome
until oil consumption reached an acceptable 1 qt per thousand miles.
Being a skeptic and absolutely not believing in miracles in a can, but
none the less faced with replacing the fresh engine in my wife's '55
Chevy Street Rod or trying this approach, I opted for the Risilone. The
engine was rebuilt using plasma-moly rings which have very little
tension and require a smooth hone on the cylinder walls. It also
consumed 1 qt every 100 miles for over 1,000 miles before I tried the
Risilone. (No leaks!) With every oil change the consumption halved. I
ended up with a very liveable 1 qt per thousand oil consumption
situation. I've got to believe that this stuff did the trick. By the
way, as a caveat to the "Suburban story", I must add that the previous
owner had 88,000 miles on the vehicle before he sold it to Jerry
Cantrel. This had been going on for that long! The rings just never
"came in".
I agree with Rick's statement that synthetic oil should not increase oil
consumption on an engine that had no prior consumption problems. It
would be helpful to know if and when the engine was rebuilt, the type of
rings used (plasma moly, iron etc.., and whether or not the crank was
reground. Do a "read" on your plugs, if you're burning that much oil
there should be some evidence on the electrodes.
Keep the shiney side up,
Steve Ferguson
'76 EII San Diego
Jerry Cantrel at Schneider Camshaft in San Diego had an oil
consumption problem with a 454 Chev Suburban he bought used to tow sand
toys to the desert near Yuma. (100 miles, approx.) The previous owner
used the 'Burb for the same purpose and informed Jerry that from the day
it was purchased new, it always used 1 qt going to Glamis, & 1 qt on the
return trip. On his first round trip towing, sure enough, it took 2
qts. On the next oil change Jerry substituted 1 qt of Risilone for 1 qt
of oil. Consumption dropped by one quarter. He continued this
substitution on subsequent 3,000 mile oil changes with the same outcome
until oil consumption reached an acceptable 1 qt per thousand miles.
Being a skeptic and absolutely not believing in miracles in a can, but
none the less faced with replacing the fresh engine in my wife's '55
Chevy Street Rod or trying this approach, I opted for the Risilone. The
engine was rebuilt using plasma-moly rings which have very little
tension and require a smooth hone on the cylinder walls. It also
consumed 1 qt every 100 miles for over 1,000 miles before I tried the
Risilone. (No leaks!) With every oil change the consumption halved. I
ended up with a very liveable 1 qt per thousand oil consumption
situation. I've got to believe that this stuff did the trick. By the
way, as a caveat to the "Suburban story", I must add that the previous
owner had 88,000 miles on the vehicle before he sold it to Jerry
Cantrel. This had been going on for that long! The rings just never
"came in".
I agree with Rick's statement that synthetic oil should not increase oil
consumption on an engine that had no prior consumption problems. It
would be helpful to know if and when the engine was rebuilt, the type of
rings used (plasma moly, iron etc.., and whether or not the crank was
reground. Do a "read" on your plugs, if you're burning that much oil
there should be some evidence on the electrodes.
Keep the shiney side up,
Steve Ferguson
'76 EII San Diego
