3208 on the road

[davidkerryedwards]

Mike:
When I was driving thru the hills of Kentucky and West Virginia and
had the problems with my crossover pipe I noticed a direct correlation
between exhaust gas temperatures and oil consumption. Prior to the
exhaust repair, I was running EGT's at the high end of 1100-1200 amd
after the fix high was only 900 and that was very infrequent. I was
using oil before the fix and consumption dropped to almost zero after
the exhaust repair. I have Rotella Synthetic in it.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
>
> Milwaukee to Lewiston ID on I-90 to Missoula MT to US 12 over the
divide to Lewiston.
> A great route, very scenic and no bad grades. Bought some land out
there and set up a pull through site with all the amenities.
> Did PM to the truck for the several trips I need to take before the
snow flies after words did a couple of short trips. Lost a small hose
in the coolant system 75 miles from the house, needed a 1/8" pipe plug
to fix that. Real problem was the Dello Mobil 15/40. Used 3 qts. in
400 miles, did much better on Rotella. Called Dupree and cried, he
made some suggestions. I went with 30 straight weight and a couple of
cans of STP and headed west.
> It was real hot and I kept the speed at 60 mph. Started out using
direct @ 2000 rpm, 195 coolant and oil sump temp. After a while I
went to OD and tried keeping the engine down to 1600 rpm. Oil temp
went down to 150, that caught my attention as it was damn near that
hot on the road surface.
> Cat sez to keep engine speed down as it will save fuel, it's the
truth. I was at 38k gvw and averaged over 8 mpg, and my toter is not
as aerodynamic as a bus. The real deal was I used only one qt. of oil
in 3400 miles. On the return trip I got a little impatient and picked
up the pace, mileage dropped as speed picked up. Worst was 7 on the
last leg running 70 @ 1900 into a serious head wind.
> Back in the day, I always was a straight weight guy, I guess after
this experience I still am. Heck with that multi weight stuff, it
don't get it as far as I'm concerned. I used tractor oil bought at a
Fleet Farm store, it was a good price too.
> I need to get that 10 speed in my FC.
> MH
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