[Public-List] Atomic 4 Burning oil

[Lawrence Morris]

Jim

My A4 has burned oil since I bought the boat, 2000.  I would not worry to much about it. You can purchase a lot of oil for $6000.  As long as the compression is good I would leave well enough alone. 

That being said I bet that if you change the oil and don't add the mystery oil I bet your problem goes away. 

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Larry Morris

On Nov 14, 2010, at 17:49, James Allocco <jamesallocco at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fellow Alberg Owners;
> 
> My engine is 36 years old and has been more than dependable and trouble
> free. Unfortunately the boat has not been used often the last two years.
> After sitting idle for the past 3 months I recently drove it to a nearby
> marina to top off the fuel for the winter and notice a cloud of blue
> smoke. I don't know if not being use has caused the rings to stick  Other
> than sitting idle the only thing I did differently was to add 1 pint of
> Marvel Mystery oil during the last oil change about 1 1/2 months ago. At
> that time I ran the engine at a last idle in the slip but didn't notice any
> oil burning
> 
> Frankly I'm not really an engine Mechanic and I am not familiar with all of
> the causes of oil burning.
> 
> I don't think I would be interested in spending $6000 - $8000 to covert to
> diesel.
> 
> Would any of you be able to suggest  options for having the engine repaired?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions you might have
> 
> Jim Allocco
> #565
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