I figured the 8.1 would be bad, but not that bad. It's sad that your 6.5 got only 130k before failure- maybe you'll find it's relatively minor-head gasket? The 5.3 in my 02 Yukon has 257k now, and hardly uses any oil. Original trans too. It's fine for pulling f- bodies on an open trailer, but it's kind of maxed suspension-wise. I'm looking forward to the Macgyver, I mean njsteve, elegant fix to the problem.
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