Either the rings didn't seat or the cylinders are glazed are his best
guesses.  No way to tell without pulling the engine down.

Drat.

Mike

> From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
> Organization: Bulley-Hewlett
> Reply-To: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:14:08 -0400
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Engine rebuild break-in
>
> I've never heard of such.
>
> Any chance he bored the cylinders one oversize and put in standard
> rings? I've never had a new or old VW flat that drank oil that fast
> (unless it was leaking out); not even when brand new.
>
> Developing business and guiding change since 1996,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Marketing & Communications
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of mike
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Engine rebuild break-in
>
> Vanites,
>
> My engine uses a qt of oil every 800 miles, acts like the rings never
> seated.
>
> I got a rebuilt 2.1 from a reputable rebuilder.  Ran it around town, no
> full
> throttle for 1000 miles then had the valves readjusted.  Ran it around
> town
> for another 100 miles then took it cross country, 8000 miles in 23 days.
> Changed oil every 3000 miles, Castrol 20-50 and Mann filters.
>
> Per the rebuilder's suggestion I ran straight 30 wt for the last 3000
> miles,
> still uses a quart every 800 miles.  Now he suggests using non detergent
> 40
> wt. Which I'm doing.
>
> Any other ideas out there on how to get the rings to seat?
>
> Mike
>