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October 7th 04, 06:01 PM
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3 speed Dodge Ram Van oil consumption
"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message .umich.edu... > > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Jay wrote: > > > Got a '96 Dodge Ram Van 250. It's a 3 speed, no overdrive. > > I doubt that very much. Are you sure there's not an "O/D OFF" button on > the dashboard that's pressed and you just didn't notice it? The 727 was still available well into the nineties, I have a friend with a '95 van with a 727. I didn't believe it myself until I crawled under; no OD. > > > > The engine runs way too fast on the highway, it consumed 4 quarts of oil > > in 800 miles on a highway run at 65-70 mph. > > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your engine > "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either have a > whipped engine or a large leak. Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. 
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October 7th 04, 07:39 PM
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your > > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either > > have a whipped engine or a large leak. > > Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of > OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A > tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. ....and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.
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October 7th 04, 07:39 PM
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote:
> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your > > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either > > have a whipped engine or a large leak. > > Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of > OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A > tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. ....and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800.
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October 7th 04, 10:56 PM
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does this van have the 5.2 318 engine?
glenn Beasley chrysler tech "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message .umich.edu... > > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Jay wrote: > > > Got a '96 Dodge Ram Van 250. It's a 3 speed, no overdrive. > > I doubt that very much. Are you sure there's not an "O/D OFF" button on > the dashboard that's pressed and you just didn't notice it? > > > > The engine runs way too fast on the highway, it consumed 4 quarts of oil > > in 800 miles on a highway run at 65-70 mph. > > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your engine > "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either have a > whipped engine or a large leak.
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October 7th 04, 10:56 PM
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does this van have the 5.2 318 engine?
glenn Beasley chrysler tech "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message .umich.edu... > > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Jay wrote: > > > Got a '96 Dodge Ram Van 250. It's a 3 speed, no overdrive. > > I doubt that very much. Are you sure there's not an "O/D OFF" button on > the dashboard that's pressed and you just didn't notice it? > > > > The engine runs way too fast on the highway, it consumed 4 quarts of oil > > in 800 miles on a highway run at 65-70 mph. > > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your engine > "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either have a > whipped engine or a large leak.
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October 8th 04, 01:38 AM
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"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote: > >> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your >> > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either >> > have a whipped engine or a large leak. >> >> Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of >> OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A >> tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. > > ...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800. But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast
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October 8th 04, 01:38 AM
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"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote: > >> > The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your >> > engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either >> > have a whipped engine or a large leak. >> >> Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of >> OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A >> tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. > > ...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800. But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast
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October 8th 04, 01:47 AM
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Bob wrote:
> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message > n.umich.edu... > >>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote: >> >> >>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your >>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either >>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak. >>> >>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of >>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A >>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. >> >>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800. > > > But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast > > Not necessarily. Matt
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October 8th 04, 01:47 AM
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Bob wrote:
> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message > n.umich.edu... > >>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote: >> >> >>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your >>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either >>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak. >>> >>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of >>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A >>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. >> >>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800. > > > But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast > > Not necessarily. Matt
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October 8th 04, 02:23 AM
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"Matt Whiting" > wrote in message ... > Bob wrote: > >> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message >> n.umich.edu... >> >>>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, John Kunkel wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>The engine speed is not connected with the oil consumption. If your >>>>>engine "consumed" (or lost) 4 quarts of oil in 800 miles, you either >>>>>have a whipped engine or a large leak. >>>> >>>>Disagree, many vans had ridiculously low axle ratios and the absence of >>>>OD would have the motor running at 3500+ rpm's at freeway speeds. A >>>>tired motor will suck more oil at 3500 than it will at 1800. >>> >>>...and a non-tired engine will use no more oil at 3500 than at 1800. >> >> >> But it will "get" tired at least twice as fast > > Not necessarily. > > > Matt > If everything else is equal it certainly well. Bob
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