Anthony > wrote:

> 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles would be a smoking freight train if it was
> burning that much. That volume of oil would foul plugs, choke the valves
> with carbon deposits, and **** off anyone driving behind you.
> You have a major leak somewhere.

That's about a 40:1 gas-oil mix (assuming 20mpg for gas), which is pretty
common for two-cycle engines. Not what you're looking for in a four-cycle,
of course, but a smoking freight train?