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You will need to find out if the non firing cylinders have spark. If that checks out, how is the timing? You may have missed a ground wire somewhere. One that is frequently missed, by me too, once. It is the ground tang near the drivers side engine bracket. Right where the cable bundle passes by. Check for corrosion and tight fitting connectors. Maybe it is running on three cylinders and if that is the case, look at the power stages on the intake manifold. Try swapping them and see if the missing cylinders change. It could also be the ignition relay, located on the drivers side fender, the ignition and injector relays are the same, and right next to each other, swap them and see if you trade a ignition problem for a fuel problem.
A bone dry engine would require 8 quarts of oil initially. 2 remain after an oil change. So maybe that is where the oil is going. Make sure you have the correct dip stick, and that the dip stick tube is fully inserted into the sump.
As far as the coolant is concerned, all I have ever done is fill it up with the top hose off the radiator, wait until it starts to flow out, connect the hose. Turn the heat on to full, start the engine and keep filling with coolant as needed. Reving the engine will blow some of the trapped air out. I might have to fill a few days later with a cup or two.
Good luck
DanR 94 964 270,000 miles (36,000 on the new engine)
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DanR
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