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Re: [TR] Starting a dry engine advice sought

To: Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Starting a dry engine advice sought
From: Darrell Walker <darrellw360@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:14:10 -0700
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Gotta love spell check!

I change my oil filter any time I change the oil.

-Darrell

> On Sep 10, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I see my Iphone voice recognition changed my first sentence even after =
I had corrected it!
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> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:43 PM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com =
>  Yes, Dan June was run about  A total of six hours since Being =
rebuilt. How often do you change the oil filter?
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> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 10:03 AM Darrell Walker <darrellw360@mac.com =
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> Hi Paul,
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> Was the engine run at all after the rebuild?  In particular, was the =
cam break-in done (assuming a new cam was part of the rebuild)?
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> The instructions for the last cam I broke in was non-detergent 30wt =
with ZDDP additive.  I=E2=80=99m usually in the camp of use an oil with =
the ZDDP already in it, but that=E2=80=99s what the cam manufacturer =
wanted, so that=E2=80=99s what I used.
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> -Darrell
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> > On Sep 3, 2018, at 7:20 AM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com =
> >=20
> > It's been about 10-20 years since I've run my Triumph and I did so =
after the engine had just been rebuilt.  I know it makes people cringe, =
but that's just the way it is.
> > Im hoping to start it today.  There's no oil in it and I'm about =
ready to go to Autozone for some more.  ISTO REmember that a good grade =
of 20w50 is probly what I want to aim for,but, I wonder if 10w30 might =
be better for a dry engine.  If you want me to start with a thinner oil =
and after 10 minutes of run time, change out to 20w50 I can do that to.  =
Maybe a cdhange of oil filter is advisable too.
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>Gotta love spell check!<div class=3D""><br=
 class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I change my oil filter any time I =
change the oil.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">-Darrell<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Sep 10, 2018, at 12:11 PM, =
Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">dorpaul1@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">I see my Iphone voice recognition changed my first sentence =
even after I had corrected it!</div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 =
at 12:43 PM Paul Dorsey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">dorpaul1@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">&nbsp;Yes, Dan June was run about &nbsp;A total =
of six hours since Being rebuilt. How often do you change the oil =
filter?</div></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 =
at 10:03 AM Darrell Walker &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:darrellw360@mac.com"; =
target=3D"_blank" class=3D"">darrellw360@mac.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br class=3D"">
Hi Paul,<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Was the engine run at all after the rebuild?&nbsp; In particular, was =
the cam break-in done (assuming a new cam was part of the rebuild)?<br =
class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
The instructions for the last cam I broke in was non-detergent 30wt with =
ZDDP additive.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99m usually in the camp of use an oil with =
the ZDDP already in it, but that=E2=80=99s what the cam manufacturer =
wanted, so that=E2=80=99s what I used.<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
-Darrell<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
&gt; On Sep 3, 2018, at 7:20 AM, Paul Dorsey &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">dorpaul1@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D"">
&gt; <br class=3D"">
&gt; It's been about 10-20 years since I've run my Triumph and I did so =
after the engine had just been rebuilt.&nbsp; I know it makes people =
cringe, but that's just the way it is.<br class=3D"">
&gt; Im hoping to start it today.&nbsp; There's no oil in it and I'm =
about ready to go to Autozone for some more.&nbsp; ISTO REmember that a =
good grade of 20w50 is probly what I want to aim for,but, I wonder if =
10w30 might be better for a dry engine.&nbsp; If you want me to start =
with a thinner oil and after 10 minutes of run time, change out to 20w50 =
I can do that to.&nbsp; Maybe a cdhange of oil filter is advisable =
too.<br class=3D"">
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