Ryan,
I agree w/ George. Come to the Quadfourm on groups.yahoo.com . The
problem you have isn't it burning oil, but coolant, as the head gasket is
most likely shot. Still fixable, and can make some decent power for an
N/A 4 cylinder. Contact me privately if you need info on joining the
list, or which companies to go to for performance parts.
~Rick Shank
On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Eric Linnhoff wrote:
> Well friends, I've inherited a slightly non-running Oldsmobile Calais with
> the weaker Quad 4 engine and a 5 speed. The previous owner says it needs a
> head gasket as it belched tons of white smoke while driving it home that
> fateful night. He said it felt down on power and made large clouds easily
> obscuring his rearward vision at night. He said that he started it again a
> month ago and drove it around the block and it wasn't smoking at that point.
> I asked if there was any oil left in the engine. ;^)
>
> Are there any good Quad 4 hop-up or general info/maintainance sites on the
> web? Hmm, now I'm back to my first car marque but with only half the number
> of cylinders. ;^)
>
> Thanks in advance folks.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> '98 Neon R/T (see-dan)
> #69 STS #13 TLS
> knuckledragger@kcweb.net
> ICQ# 101282513
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