Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com writes:
>I will see if I can find the sheet he gave me with the instructions. I
>also seem to recall him suggesting 30 wt high performance oil for the
>first
>1500 miles. I'm sure he told me an RPM cap too. OH, and he did say to
>set
>the idle up so that it would not drop below some RPM. My guess on that
>was
>that it was 1500 or even higher. I better find that sheet.
My machinist told me something similar. However, he said to use
non-detergent 30wt for the break-in, not hi-po oil, as most contain
detergent. Jarrid mentions the cam break-in, which I think is what
your machinist is referring to in not letting the RPM get too low. My
machinist also said to only use water in the cooling system during
break-in because it's less likely to leak than coolant. Don't know if
that's right or not. I was also reminded to change the oil & filter
after 500 miles to get the assembly lube out of the system.
Jarrid, are you saying to set the timing at 15 deg BTDC while it idles
ar 2500? I think that's what you meant.
Oh yeah, my amp meter still does not show a drain when the electrics
are on. Any way to test this?
Christopher
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