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Re: opinions on break-in

To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: opinions on break-in
From: "Larry B. Macy, Ph.D." <macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:49:16 -0400
My sentiments exactly. Drive it like you would every day, stole it or  
otherwise.


Larry

On Aug 19, 2006, at 9:22 PM, Frank Clarici wrote:

> Drive it as you would normally from day one.
> Babying it for X number of miles may build a ridge on the top of the  
> cylinders. Once you rev it up, the pistons expand, hit that ridge  
> and snap off the top ring. (in theory)
> I always break in a motor for a good 20 minutes, change the oil and  
> drive it like I stole it.
> Retorque the head, adjust the valves and change the oil again at 500  
> miles.
>
>
> -- 
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
>
>

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