If you use Molykote or something like it in assembling the motor, you should
be all right. I think that you should use a petro based oil for 500 miles or
so, and then use Mobil 1. Good luck in your surgery!
Roger Cotting
60 Sprite(2)
73 Midget
80 TR8
95 mitsu 3000GT
Bill Mantz wrote:
> I'm rebuilding the 1275 in the Midget. The block is ready. The head is
> ready. I've got the pistons, bearings and all. The new 266 cam is here.
> All the parts except the pushrods and the new first gear and gasket set
> for the transmission. I am chomping at the bit to put the engine
> together. Even if the parts get here next week, I won't have time to put
> it all in before I forego surgery Oct. 30, which will disable me until
> Dec 1 The questions are:
> 1. I am concerned with installaing the new cam, pistons, etc, and
> letting the engine sit until Dec. 1 before I crank it up to distribute
> oil. Should I be?
> 2. Although I am coating everything with oil, when I was growing up the
> practice was to mix STP with the oil you used for coating to ensure good
> lube at startup. Good idea or bad?
> 3. I have generally used Castrol 20W50 in my LBC's. Should I use a break
> in oil?
>
> Thanks
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