Mark & Gerard,
Suggestion;
Change the oil/filter immediatly after cam run in and then again after
500 miles. You really don't know what's left in the block (oil
passages) even though it was cleaned.
Cheap insurance....
Kevin V.
Gerard wrote:
>Mark,
>
>Use Marvel mystery oil in the cylinders, not heavy oil.
>
>Make sure you have oil pressure before you start by crank the engine with
>not spark until you get up to operating pressure on the gauge.
>
>If you have a new/reground cam/lifters, once you start the engine,
>immediately run the RPM's to 2000 and keep and vary from 2000 to 2500 for
>about 20 minutes to break in the cam properly.
>
>Re-torque the head after a couple warmup/cooldowns.
>
>Change the oil/filter after about 500 miles.
>
>Gerard
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