The new seals also increase the resistance. I used to dip the piston in oil
to make sure that there was plenty coating the rings before I installed the
piston. It seemed to work well. The excess oil was not an issue during the
install.
Sid
>From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>Reply-To: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, dana nojima <noji-1@pacbell.net>
>Subject: Re: Starting rebuilt engine
>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:30:35 -0700
>
>Oh yeh! There will be a lot of resistance until the new rings set. If I
>were you I'd use a strong battery charger or use jumper cables, to put more
>oomph into the starter motor. Otherwise your engine might not get enough
>speed to startup and your battery will die. Did you squirt a little oil
>into the cylinders before installing the spark plugs? Because an oil primer
>won't lube the pistons and rings; that comes from the slinging action of a
>running engine.
>
>Fred - So.SF
>
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> >Subject: Starting rebuilt engine
> >Author: dana nojima <noji-1@pacbell.net>
> >Date: 6/13/2001 11:09 AM
> >
> >I've got the engine back in the car last night. Having never rebuilt
> >an engine I'm not sure how tight things are supposed to be. The
> >engine has new rings and has had the cylinders honed. Should this
> >increase the friction a lot? There was much more resistance tuning
> >everything by hand compared to the old block.
> >
> >Not having one of Tom Walters priming tools, I used one of the 4 way
> >screwdrivers. Just used the drive portion of screwdriver and a
> >cordless drill and it was priming heaven.
> >
> >Dana
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