[TR] Starting a dry engine advice sought

[Paul Dorsey]

I see my Iphone voice recognition changed my first sentence even after I
had corrected it!

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:43 PM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Yes, Dan June was run about  A total of six hours since Being rebuilt.
> How often do you change the oil filter?
>
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 10:03 AM Darrell Walker <darrellw360 at mac.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> Was the engine run at all after the rebuild?  In particular, was the cam
>> break-in done (assuming a new cam was part of the rebuild)?
>>
>> The instructions for the last cam I broke in was non-detergent 30wt with
>> ZDDP additive.  I’m usually in the camp of use an oil with the ZDDP already
>> in it, but that’s what the cam manufacturer wanted, so that’s what I used.
>>
>> -Darrell
>>
>> > On Sep 3, 2018, at 7:20 AM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > It's been about 10-20 years since I've run my Triumph and I did so
>> after the engine had just been rebuilt.  I know it makes people cringe, but
>> that's just the way it is.
>> > Im hoping to start it today.  There's no oil in it and I'm about ready
>> to go to Autozone for some more.  ISTO REmember that a good grade of 20w50
>> is probly what I want to aim for,but, I wonder if 10w30 might be better for
>> a dry engine.  If you want me to start with a thinner oil and after 10
>> minutes of run time, change out to 20w50 I can do that to.  Maybe a cdhange
>> of oil filter is advisable too.
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