Quote: Does it puff alot out the valve cover breather after it has warmed up ?
You have a lot of oil around the intake ports , it really shouldn't be on either side of the valley when you pull the intake if it were sealed well.
Are you sure it's a qt in 200 miles ?
It has some blowby but not excessive unles you really rev it, then it blows out pretty good. I think there's a lot of oil around the ports because it wasn't sealing. I'm positive it's 1 qt/200 miles (according to my odometer which is accurate as far as I can tell).
What's the mileage on the motor ? sounds like you are still going to be using oil after you fix that leak , it might be getting time to bite the bullet and rebuild it , or at least freshen, it if possible.
I'm not sure of the mileage as it's not the original motor, but I'm sure it's been a long time since it's last rebuild...if ever. I don't doubt it could benefit from a rebuild, but since I put so few miles on it I would rather put the money in a new interior if I can get the oil usage to a manageable level. We'll see when I get it back together.
