[ATTACH]5061[/ATTACH]Probably fine, right? :spend:I think I put 4 gallons in (in 100-150 miles) before a friend gave me the good idea to clamp the breather hose shut and vent through the filler cap. That bought me 100 miles using only a quart or so. 50 miles after that it started running on 5 with 100 miles left to go and took 2 gallons again. I got home with the light coming on again, and I guess enough to blow it through the filler neck. When it dropped to running on 5, it was acting like an exhaust valve wasn't opening. HARD, slow crank. Barely got it restarted. I stalled it parking and didn't try hard but once it's cold I doubt I'll get it to run again in its current state. This motor has had pretty healthy blowby since I put it in ~59k ago. I think the nail in its coffin was a vacuum line coming off on a haul to/from Newburgh NY. It pressurized the crank case and blew 2 gallons out in 300 miles and again on the way home. It was okay on short trips after that and finding the bad vac line, but a week later it picked up a nasty tap/ knock. I ran the valves hoping to find a bent pushrod, but all seemed good from the top. Didn't fix anything. Towed empty to Albany Wednesday to pick up a jeep. Picked up the jeep and added 2 gallons again. Dropped the trailer there and continued to Worcester for work. Used another gallon on the way there, and continue to get worse. Figured I'd get the mess as close to home as I could before she blew and it turns out I was only about 30' short of where I wanted to be. It's out of the street, it's late, and it's fine!

brick in a washer...

Time for rebuild