At 07:34 PM 7/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I have just returned from a 7,000 mile trip in my '84 westy.  It used 
>under a half quart of oil on the entire trip!  Does anyone else get this 
>kind of low oil consumption?  I have never heard of a car even comming 
>close before.
>
>Bill
>
I change the oil & filter religiously every 5k miles; measured cold on a
flat surface, the oil level drops ~1/16" in those 5k miles.  I bought my
'87 new, broke 'er in properly (no sexist intent there), & have used
synthetic 20-50 or 15-50 since break-in ended.  The *real* secret is the
initial break-in procedure.

Austin

p.s. - I've had the same results with every engine I've either rebuilt or
when purchasing a new vehicle.