burnin oil ques

[bahnstormer]

the ol' girl popped up a low oil level on me
i went to check it and sure enough its low

exhaust gasket is broken i have an exhaust leak
somewhere...

could that have caused enough heat for the HG
to fail at some point and the engine started burning
oil?

the outside of the motor is dry so i'm thinking it has
to be burnin' the oil

[joshua43214]

Exhaust gasket can't make the head gasket blow. An overheating cat can cause an overheat, but I assume you would notice that gauge go up.

What grade of oil are you using? And how fast are you losing it? if its just a small amount getting by the valve guides and/or oil rings, switching to a heavier oil may take care of it.

[bahnstormer]

yah i figure it could be the rings i've been beating on it a quite a bit

[Jon K]

and it is made of coal and 45 years old...