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Re: engine break-in (LONG)

To: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Subject: Re: engine break-in (LONG)
From: suhring <suhring@lancnews.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 23:19:29 -0400
Cc: Triumphs <Triumphs@autox.team.net>, spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Organization: InfiNet
References: <000e01c24559$36d80d90$d59f3bd0@preferree7l54v>
Fred and List:

I never question Fred's observations and TA, but I just had my
TR3 engine rebored to take the 87 mm pistons.  I asked about
"break in" and was told this was true in the older days but
the precision of the boring is so good today (with an up 
to date machine shop) that this is no longer needed.  The 
only instructions I was given was to change the oil after 
500 miles.  I asked a respected mechanic of these
instructions and he confirmed what I was told.

Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 Tr6
'59 TR3

Fred Thomas wrote:
> 
> Today I visited a engine rebuilding shop and the owner gave me his instruction
> sheet for breaking in a newly rebuilt engine, some neat points and I will post
> this using his exact writing instruction sheet.

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