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Re: engine start-up advice

To: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
Subject: Re: engine start-up advice
From: Steve Laifman <Laifman@Flash.Net>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:51:05 +0000
Bob Palmer wrote:

> Bob,
>
> About twenty years ago I put a Crane cam in my motor and noticed that the
> warranty was void if I broke it in with synthetic oil. ------ This engineer's
> opinion was
> there was absolutely no reason no to use synthetic oil during the break-in
> period. On the other hand, synthetic oil is expensive and the usual advice
> is to change the oil almost immediately after the break-in, just to be sure
> you don't have any loose stuff left in there that might cause some damage.

Bob,

That is the exact same rationale I used with the transmission wide ratio gear
change. Drove about 1,000 miles with good quality gear oil, then drained it, and
all the shavings and junk it may have accumulated, before putting in the $10/qt
Mobil1 Synthetic Gear Oil.  Dramatic improvement.  Even the shift forces went 
down
immediately.  Hopefully the rest of it's lubricity is doing the same throughout.

Steve




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