That's about the oil mileage I was getting with my 216 for the first five years I drove it.
Just had the short block completely gone over and reinstalled it in September. 4,000 now,
two oil changes, one at 500mi. the other at 2,500, including the break-in she's only used
about a 1/2 quart total.
Figure I went thru several hundred bucks worth of oil alone before I finally bit the bullet
and did the rebuild.
Agree with the guys on those bearings, the Babbitt is all worn out of them. The copper is
a base for the Babbitt to bond to, seen it show thru many times but usually only in the
center of the bearing, never saw the Babbitt completely gone.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
