Check your #8 spark plug for oil. It tends to accumulate in that intake
runner.
Steve
>From: "Jay & Dana" <jay&dana@telus.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: Belly pan gasket
>Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:19:53 -0800
>
>
>I'm not using as much oil as Josh's GF but I'm kinda thinking using 1/2
>quart of oil for 300 miles driven is a little much for an engine with only
>45,000 miles on it. Haven't noticed any black smoke out the pipe at all.
>
>-Jay
>
>Are you using oil or seeing smoke out the back?
>>
>>Rascal
>
>
>>My GF drives a 98 Ram with the 318 in it, when her belly pan gasket went
>>she
>>didn't experience any odd behavior other than it using 2 quarts of oil in
>>60
>>miles. It may have idled a little rough, but that's nothing out of the
>>ordinary.
>>
>>Definately check down the throttle bores though. How much oil are you
>>going
>>through?
>
>>--
>>- Josh
>
>>>Simple question here guys,
>>>Will a blown belly pan gasket (97, 318) affect engine RPM's, (idle
>>>fluctuations etc.)?
>>>I have only 68,000 kilometers (approx 45,000 miles) on my truck and it
>>>has
>>>never used oil before. But now it seems it's starting to. Haven't looked
>>>down the TB yet, but before winter I did and it was clean and shiny. As
>>>of
>>>late the engine RPM's have been acting weird during idle and slowing down
>>>for stop signs etc.
>
>>>-Jay
>
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