[Healeys] Break in procedure

[Larry Varley]

Hi Bob, Camshaft suppliers are telling people this these days, I have no 
idea where it comes from or what engineering practice it is supposed to 
represent, but there is no way I would be running a fresh engine with no 
load at over 2000 revs for 20 minutes. I fail to see what it will do for 
the camshaft, and hate to think what it is doing the the bores and 
rings. I have never done it, and never had a problem with cam lobes on 
race or road engines. Hope the 100M is progressing well.
That's  another 2 cents worth :)
Cheers
Larry

On 30/06/2012 8:08 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> A lot of sources recommend the cam and lifters be broken-in by running 
> at 2,000 RPM or so for 15-20 minutes at first startup. Seems 
> reasonable to me.
>
> Bob
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> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
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