losh1971
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That's a lot of oil usage. Has it been like that since the rebuild?
Maybe the rings didn't seat properly? If so a hone and set of rings should fix it.
This ^^^^ . If the rings weren't set during the first drive this can happen. Also lot of short runs and no decent trips can cause glazing, which can cause oil burning. These engines will do 450k and not burn oil if looked after. Even if it was second hand I would think it would have to be in pretty poor shape to burn that much oil as you mentioned.