A car I'm looking at has an overheating problem and bad head gaskets are suspected, however, replacing the head gaskets didn't solve the problem, so I don't know why replacing them again would do any better.

Previous to the problem, the car always used oil (ever since the stroker conversion) and would need to be topped up after a few tanks of gas (every 500 miles or so it could use a small amount of oil, not a quart or anything, but a portion of one).

I was told that the car probably ran too low on oil from someone not topping it up.

What would low oil screw up first on a stroker motor? Someone told me that the cam would be damaged, but I really have no idea! Any opinions?

 

These kind of post always make wonder!
Why would anyone change head gaskets without KNOWING if they were bad or not. Plenty of different ways to test this. Also after they got the heads off and found the gaskets were good, why would they want to change them again???
If your loosing oil, and I assume it's being burnt not dripping on the ground, why would you assume it's the head gaskets. Not the usual suspects, rings and valve seals?
I also would not jump to the conclusion that it "would" cause cam. bearing problems. It could cause cam. bearing problems but it could also cause any number of other problems. Like worn rod or main bearings. Worn valve train parts, rocker arms, lifters, valve stems and guides, etc., etc.
The oil has to get low enough to cause oil starvation, before it will do any damage to the engine. WHY do you think the engine may be damaged?

 

I decided not to get the car, it's a mess.