- 1. Breaking In a Rebuilt MGA 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: RatiganJ@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 08:26:02 -0400 (EDT)
- I have just had my MGA 1500 engine rebuilt. The machinist says to start the engine quickly and run it for 20 minutes at 2000 rpm. That is fine except that the car sat for 15 years before I bought it.
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00290.html (7,271 bytes)
- 2. Re: Breaking In a Rebuilt MGA 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 97 09:49:34 -0400
- On new bearings the "impact" of the firing stroke is in a particular area of the bearing. Towing the car will put the initial stress in another location. I am not sure if this really makes a differe
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00294.html (7,875 bytes)
- 3. Re: Breaking In a Rebuilt MGA 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: rlbbs@ici.net (rlbbs)
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 17:07:48 -0400 (EDT)
- Joe, I was under the understanding that the purpose of the 2000 rpm for 20 minutes was to properly bed your new cam but I suppose other areas need some bedding in too. The pullling of the vehicle at
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00311.html (7,885 bytes)
- 4. Re: Breaking In a Rebuilt MGA 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Jarl&Carol <deboer@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 14:30:03 -0700
- I am afraid that the Isn't that a little like getting towed around Indy for the last 12 laps in order to be classified as a finisher? In all seriousness, that will give you all the right stress and w
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00312.html (8,072 bytes)
- 5. Re: Breaking In a Rebuilt MGA 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
- Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 20:32:59 -0700
- I totally agree that the engine must be running to properly break it in. But this brought back a interesting memory on a motorcycle engine I rebuilt about 10 years ago. It was a '65 Honda CA95 engine
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00325.html (7,146 bytes)
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