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BAD RINGS?????

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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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so i been checking my oil lately and it has been burning up at least a 1 quart of oil every 500 miles or so. there are no leaks under the chassis. so im a lil stumped but i would like to hear some feedback thanks.
Old Jan 17, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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how many miles?
Old Jan 17, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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get a compression check.
Old Jan 17, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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well heres another thing the new motor/used had about 30k on it when i bough it im just wondering if it not being ran for more than 3 years would take its toll on the internals now im thinking some of the rings didnt seat right i just had it installed about 2 months ago
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