Well.... in my defense.... the oil never went over 3000 or so between changes. Except on long trips.. just didn't drop the sump plate.
I did pull the jugs and checked the rings and they have about 3x the gap they should. I was thinking about just new rings but for the price, a whole new set of pistons jugs and rings seems like a good idea. Doing route 66 next spring and want the engine running dependably as it will be a little over 6k miles total. .*