I see a lot of posts about oil burning, pistons, rings, pickup tubes, etc. It was such a pretty weekend in Georgia,
I decided to pull the head and drop the oil pan to take a peak at one of mine. Took about an hour or so, working in no hurry.
Bone stock oil burner B3 car with 280,000 miles:

Here is the pickup tube:

Here are a few shots of the pistons and rings:


Notice the "F" which always faces the front of the engine:

Here is what the area under the head looks like on a oil burner:
I decided to pull the head and drop the oil pan to take a peak at one of mine. Took about an hour or so, working in no hurry.
Bone stock oil burner B3 car with 280,000 miles:

Here is the pickup tube:

Here are a few shots of the pistons and rings:


Notice the "F" which always faces the front of the engine:

Here is what the area under the head looks like on a oil burner:

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