I have a 96 Ram 2500 with a 360 w/163K miles. I just purchased the truck about 1 month ago. Since I have had it I have put on about 600 miles. In that 600 miles I have had to add 3 quarts of oil. The problem is there are no drips on the ground. It does not smoke at all. The valve seals were redone. Any ideas where the oil is going that fast? There is some oil on the exterior of the engine as I would expect for the year and miles but there is not 3 quarts on it.

 

do a search in 2nd gen for 'plenum' and you'll find a million posts.
your belly pan is most likely leaking real bad and sucking the oil out of your crankcase and burning it.
there are about 3 different checks... visual in TB, check plugs for oil fouling, and vacuum in crankcase when PCV disconnected. if/when you fix it use the aluminum plate from hughes or aps. do not put back the steel plate.
https://dodgeforum.com/m_249261/tm.htm
https://dodgeforum.com/m_735291/tm.htm
http://www.pavementsucks.com/forums/...hp?topic=17043
http://www.v8performance.com/Plenum_...eplacement.pdf

 

Thanks for the reply, Where would I check vacuum in the crank case while I take out the PCV valve?