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Re: Breaking In An Engine

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Subject: Re: Breaking In An Engine
From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:36:24 EDT
In a message dated 4/27/05 1:34:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, logan@pt.lu 
writes:

<< However, if you are really brave, you could try this method.  Caveat - 
 rather you than me :)  But if you do it, perhaps you  would let us all 
 know how it turns out.
 
 http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm >>


Works for all the engines I've built ( for my self and when I had a shop) .

If a absolutely round bore and round ring could be made, break-in would not 
be needed.  Since this is not economically feasible, we must leave the bores 
slightly rough, assemble them slightly tight then let them wear in.

It promote ring break-in, Total Seal rings says to lightly oil the piston 
skirts and leave the rings dry.  This works as I've done it on my Formula Ford 
( 
1.6 Kent) engine with no ill effects.  The other key is to warm the engine 
just before use then use short bursts of full throttle then let the engine 
coast, 
the coasting draws oil past the rings washing out any metal shavings from the 
break-in process.

In short, high RPMs are not needed early on, rather the engine needs to be 
worked ( loaded ) in order to breakin.

Harold




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