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Replying to: frogger123 (Feb 01, 2006 2:33 pm) Regarding your rings, my bet is that the compression rings are fully seated and there is nothing more that you can do with them shy of pulling the motor and rebuilding it (not that I'm suggesting that, it sounds like they're doing just fine). When I was mentioning your rings earlier it was in reference to your oil rings, and they don't "seat" in the conventional sense. They are however very suceptible to getting cruded up, and that means that they aren't scavenging the oil off the cylinder wall as effectively as they should. Given the relatively frequent oil changes that your van has had I'd be a little surprised if you had an oil ring problem, in spite of the Quaker State oil that has been used. Then again, maybe that stuff really is that bad. To bring this discussion full circle, I simply don't think you have anything to worry about with regards to your oil consumption. My bet is that if you keep your van properly maintained, you'll see well beyond the north side of 100,000 miles as still won't see your oil consumption drop to the point of concern (i.e. 1 quart per 1,000 miles). Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Feb 01, 2006 6:37 pm) |
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I found out that extra bins for the overhead rail system are indeed $140 (yes 140) PER BIN...Vans equiped with the system have room for 2 or 3 more (as noted in sales literature)..SO $280, or $420 EEEEEEEEK Where can I find a wreck? Tony |
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Replying to: frogger123 (Jan 31, 2006 7:50 pm)
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Replying to: genetuck (Feb 03, 2006 12:56 am)
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Replying to: frogger123 (Jan 31, 2006 10:07 am)
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Replying to: genetuck (Feb 03, 2006 9:43 pm) Both of our DGCs showed noticable power and mileage improvements through 20,000 miles where things pretty much leveled off. That having been said, with 106K on one van and 58K on the other, both seem to have marginally improved since then. I say "seem to" simply because a half of a mile per gallon is hard to prove given all of the other factors that could be in play here. At this point, our 1998 3.8 is able to do about 24 mpg on the highway and our 2003 3.8 is more like 26. Of course a few weeks ago we had some "Hurricane force winds" one evening, and on that drive home I got 11 mpg at a steady 65 from the 1998 (I knew it would be bad so I reset the OBC so I could see just how bad). The good news is that the next morning, even though the winds had died down to a nice 20-30 knot breeze, I managed to get 28 mpg for that same 40 mile commute back to work.  Best Regards, Shipo |
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Currently doing about 17.5 MPG, 06 SXT 3.8L .... 2200 miles though on her...I do hope it edges up to 19+ as it brakes in Tony |
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Replying to: gctony (Feb 04, 2006 9:45 pm) Best Regards, Shipo |
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