right now i am going to replace my tranny... i could probably suffer along
another year or two but i am going to change it...
my engine has 245k and it has some blow by... it will probably
go another 100 or 200k but i will probably rebuild it anyway..

thats what happens... we rebuild just becasue...if you rebuild early all
you have to do is put in rings and valve stem seals....
and a head gasket....