Yea, but it really tastes great on waffles.
Jim
Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
> See, that STP finally caught up with him! (BG)
>
> I used to use Lubriplate ( a white assy grease) for bearings and
> lifters. Can't get the stuff any more. Now there are more specialized
> assembly lubes. Buy a cam from Crane and they'll include some moly
> grease with it.
>
> CR
>
> "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." wrote:
> >
> > I was shown a neat trick years ago by a now deceased old-timer in our MG
>club,
> > who had rebuilt more engines than I have ever seen. He told me to mix a can
>of
> > STP oil treatment with a quart of oil and use it as an assembly lube for
> > bearings etc. This is a very slippery, high adhesion lubricant. I also
>filled
> > the oil pump with that mixture before installation. Even if it drains out,
> > there is enough residue to "prime" the pump even years later.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
> >
> > > Vaseline? That's a new one on me.
> > >
> > > When I rebuild an engine, it goes together with assembly lube of one
> > > kind or another in the right spots. I don't bother to prime the pump;
> > > chances are the prime will run out the pickup tube if the engine sits
> > > around for a long period of time before it's installed and started, what
> > > with empty oil galleries and sump. I spin the engine on the starter
> > > until the oil pressure comes up and then fire it. On some engines you
> > > can spin the pump with an electric drill until the pump primes and the
> > > oil galleries are filled. This seems like a very good idea when trying
> > > to resurrect an engine that's sat around a long time.
> > >
> > > In 40 + years of mechaniching (is that a word?), I've never encountered
> > > an oil pump, in good condition, that wouldn't self-prime. Of course, my
> > > practice is to replace the pump as a matter of course on a high-time
> > > engine rebuild....
> > >
> > > End of ramble, ;^)
> > >
> > > CR
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul Hunt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I've heard that they should be filled with Vaseline before installation,
> > > > which will sit there till the engine is started, at which point it gets
> > > > flushed out by the oil.
> > > >
> > > > PaulH.
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