Tractorsmith

Sorry, one thread. Not much for reading all the technicals.
Yes, hard.
Yes, stop and go.
Timely oil changes? Not so much.
Quality oil? I could cry. I did my best ol girl.

Additives you say?
I've seen the shelf of snake oil at O'Smilely's. Didn't have much luck with their oil :'/
Is there a specific product you fellas can recomend?

Tractorsmith

A quart per 1,000....... Not sure. I will closely monitor this situation.

donbrew

The on snake oil that has a chance is pouring an oz or 2 of SeaFoam in each cylinder and let sit over night maybe a few times. That might clean out the oil control rings, if that is the cause.

RJ_RS_SS_350

Sounds like your first impression may have been right, you may have cylinder wall/ring wear. You could perform a compression test if you want a better idea of how bad the damage is. Most auto parts stores have a 'loaner' program.

I can't say anything about products, I've never needed them. You could look into Restore, see if you think it would help. It depends how badly worn the engine is.

RJ_RS_SS_350

I was thinking compression rings, allowing the crankcase to pressurize, and forcing oil vapor out through the PCV orifice.

Tractorsmith

Thank you