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Originally Posted by patrickt
Do I remember right that they were little two-piece jobs that were more expensive, supposedly reduced blow-by, but for some reason that I can't remember, resulted in gobs of oil being eaten up. The explanation was unusual, I remember that, but I don't remember what it actually was. |
Not two-piece, but the ends were made to overlap. I had them in one of my engines, and burned a quart of
oil every 80-90 miles, but the car never smoked. Had to change plugs everytime I put
oil in. Needless to say only used that engine one season.