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No tractor work for several days. Repairs in the house and family stuff. Last night I did start evaluating some junk laying around here to take to the scrapyard. I've had this Chevy 6 banger on a cart for a few years now. I pulled it from a '64 Chevy pickup I parted out. I figured it would be a good replacement engine for the '55 GMC someday after it was freshened up. It has a broken timing gear, those fiber ones GM used to make the engine quieter. I never knew if it was ok otherwise so I pulled the head off last night so I could measure the stroke. Turns out it is a 250 with .040 overbore. The 230 or 250 engine in the '55 is using some oil but still not bad enough to foul plugs or show smoke. 6-700 miles to a quart. Never have known what size engine it has in it for sure.

It looks like this engine will be a decent one after a hone, fresh rings and bearings and the head reworked. Nothing appears to be damaged when the gear broke.

Guess it won't be part of the scrap pile after all!

DAC

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I sure would not be concerned about any engine using a quart in 6-7000 miles. My avalanche uses about 3/4 qt normal driving in 3000 and I am good with that. Never have changed the plugs in about 60K I put on it and the mileage stays the same, 16.5 - 17 mpg.
 
Splitting wood today. This is my set up. I set 25/26 pieces up on the table, then split it all. Takes about 25 minutes to load the table, then split it all. Saves bending each time you need to get another to split. I find it helps my back. Standing too long is not good for my back. So I load, split, then sit for 5 minutes. Then repeat. Seems to work good for me.
There is a reason why the electric cord is on the seat of the tractor. Safety system of sorts.

Noel
 

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Good set up. I have a catch rack built on the split end of the spliter to catch the split pieces. Fromn there they get tossed into the wood shed which is an onpenfront 6 X 16 lean to. I split some real big stuff once in a while and find it is easier to pick up big chunk that several small pieces. different strokes for different folks.
 
chieffan said:
I sure would not be concerned about any engine using a quart in 6-7000 miles. My avalanche uses about 3/4 qt normal driving in 3000 and I am good with that. Never have changed the plugs in about 60K I put on it and the mileage stays the same, 16.5 - 17 mpg.
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6-700 is what I said, and I sure realize that really isn't terrible, Roger! I've had a lot of vehicles through the years that needed a quart every 50-75 miles! I used to save our old racing oil 40+ years ago to dump in the oil hogs! I should have said that the lifters are real noisy in the old engine and the compression, although very even, is around 100 on all 6. I feel it should be at least 125.

Your Avalanche mileage is about the same as my wife's '06 Denali. The 6.0 V-8 Denali is a bit better than her previous ride, a 2011 Dodge Journey that had a V-6. 15-16 was about it for that thing.

DAC
 
Dodge is not know for fuel mileage. I had one '04 pickup that would not get a bit over 11mpg. Owned it about 3 months till I found the Avalanche. It has 223K on it now so going to drive it till it dies big time. More of a local, work and trailer towing truck now. I had a '54 Ford that drank more oil than gas. Used filtered used oil in it on a trip from Northern Main to Iowa. Would get a 1-1/2 gal jug fill at gas station about very tank of gas. Usually just give it to me. How I ever made that trip I will never know.
 
Working on a JD LA145 mower. It's getting a new drive belt and idlers, new idlers and blades for the deck. This is an 11 year old machine, but the hour meter only shows 186 hrs. (?) Looks like a new one.
 
KennyP said:
Working on a JD LA145 mower. It's getting a new drive belt and idlers, new idlers and blades for the deck. This is an 11 year old machine, but the hour meter only shows 186 hrs. (?) Looks like a new one.
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If it needs those repairs I would believe the age over the hour meter. People do unhook them hoping to get better resale down the road.
 
My avalanche stay right at 16.5 - 17. The Town & country runs 21 - 22. SO was used to 28-30 with her Mailbou but I refused to ride in it. Hard to get in and out, noisy and rough riding, + uncomfortable. We don't travel long distance so not all that concerned about mileage. I want some comfort in and out as well as riding.
 
Toomanytoys84 said:
3.6?

Our journey had the 4 cylinder and it usually stayed near 22 to 23.

Our caravan has the 3.6 and gets anywhere from 20 to 30 mpg depending on what you are doing. Stop and go eats gas up pretty quick
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I want to say 3.3, but can't remember for sure now. Maybe that was the Caravan she used to drive.

DAC
 
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