>*Has the engine *ever* had any major work done?  (heads, etc)
>*By "oil consumption/loss" do you mean that it is leaking or burning oil?
>(if it is burning oil, it will produce bluish smoke and the exhaust  will
>smell "greasy"

Not necessarily. Oil consumption of up to 1 quart in 500 miles usually
isn't detectable by exhaust smoke. Examining the plugs for oil deposits is
a better test.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net