When I was a kid back in the 1950’s top early 1960’s, trucks used to spray diesel oil on country gravel roads to keep the dust down. How things have changed for the better.
I have an old Road & Track that contains an advertisement from some British car maker bragging about all the oil their engine burns. Their claim was that this is an obvious sign of a free-revving engine.
Yet, we still have to pay for emissions tests every year, even though most vehicles, for years, have all the emissions stuff built in them from the factory. Tiresome of stupid government over regulations constantly stealing $$$ from our wallets. No replies needed.
I had one of those- a 1968 Plymouth Valient that ran 90 miles on I-90 in NY. Of course, when I got off the Thruway, the Slant-Six engine “gave up the ghost” and puked its guts out on the side of the road. I could put two fists in one side of that cast-iron block, and one fist in the other side !
Cars that burn a little oil are common. Even new cars can go through a quart now & then and the manufacturers will say that’s normal. But it’s the a-holes driving diesel pickups that deliberately “roll coal” that makes me mad.
Kymberleigh about 2 years ago
As the owner of an electric vehicle, I don’t even want to think about this.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 2 years ago
Plugger cars are poorly maintained?
Rocknut about 2 years ago
When I was a kid back in the 1950’s top early 1960’s, trucks used to spray diesel oil on country gravel roads to keep the dust down. How things have changed for the better.
jmolay161 about 2 years ago
On top of that, pluggers have their OWN gas.
juicebruce about 2 years ago
I must admit tis rare when I see one of those Two-Cycle vehicles around ;-)
Geophyzz about 2 years ago
I have an old Road & Track that contains an advertisement from some British car maker bragging about all the oil their engine burns. Their claim was that this is an obvious sign of a free-revving engine.
jpgrego about 2 years ago
Not funny…
BadCreaturesBecomeDems about 2 years ago
Stop for oil, check the gas…
pheets about 2 years ago
Maybe so for some but the pluggers I know maintain their vehicles religiously.
ctolson about 2 years ago
Must be a Red-neck Plugger because the ones I know, and myself maintain our vehicles quite well.
My grandpa use to put saw dust in the crank case to cut down on the amount of oil his truck burned and quiet the rod bearings.
david_42 about 2 years ago
My 1969 Volvo 145 was like this before I rebuilt the engine.
Wirepuncher about 2 years ago
How many miles to the quart does he get?
mistercatworks about 2 years ago
Reminds me of an old Yamaha two-stroke motorcyle I used to have. You had to mix oil into the gas. It got about a hundred miles to the spark plug. :(
alibey about 2 years ago
Hydrocarbon powered
Diamond Lil about 2 years ago
A real plugger would remedy that situation
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 years ago
In most states he would be pulled over for gross pollution and the vehicle impounded on the spot.
g04922 about 2 years ago
Needs a valve job… bad
KEA about 2 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjeTq2fShRc
jhpeanut about 2 years ago
Yet, we still have to pay for emissions tests every year, even though most vehicles, for years, have all the emissions stuff built in them from the factory. Tiresome of stupid government over regulations constantly stealing $$$ from our wallets. No replies needed.
BearHamilton1 about 2 years ago
When your car or truck is “huffin’ the blues”, get ready for a serious engine overhaul, or it’s time to put the old clunker to rest.
Thorby about 2 years ago
I had one of those- a 1968 Plymouth Valient that ran 90 miles on I-90 in NY. Of course, when I got off the Thruway, the Slant-Six engine “gave up the ghost” and puked its guts out on the side of the road. I could put two fists in one side of that cast-iron block, and one fist in the other side !
Thorby about 2 years ago
I forgot to mention that it ran about 50 0f that 90 miles with no oil.
Zykoic about 2 years ago
That’s funny!
TonysSon about 2 years ago
Cars that burn a little oil are common. Even new cars can go through a quart now & then and the manufacturers will say that’s normal. But it’s the a-holes driving diesel pickups that deliberately “roll coal” that makes me mad.