Originally Posted by Kruse
He then admitted that it was is son-in-law's car (I didn't know it) and that his son in law had to add a quart of oil every 500 miles. The car is no longer there, so maybe it was sold.
It's a hobby car for the OP.. I'm going out on a limb here but my guess is adding a qt of El Cheapo dino oil every now and then is an acceptable trade off in lieu of costly repairs. My pickup burns oil but I don't drive it often except back and forth to the dump. I keep a couple qts behind the bench just in case. I ain't spending the money on repairs for a +20yr old truck that's worth maybe $1500 if the wind blows right.
Try a flush, try a cylinder soak.. whatever helps helps. That's about all you can ask for. If the cost of chemicals (flush/Chemtool) is going to effect your way of life in any meaningful way, you've got bigger problems than stuck rings....