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Howdy. I finished a complete rebuild of my 351W but *SHOCK* the rest of the restoration job on my 54 F100 is taking longer that I thought (note to self: next time, start with body work) and the engine is assembled and sitting on an engine stand. I used gobs of assembly lube when building it, but haven't cranked it since I put it together. I have not primed the oil pump through the distributor yet either. What should I do since it will be 2 months before I install the motor and break it in? I have all the various holes plugged to keep dirt and bugs out. Do I fill it with oil and prime the pump periodically? TUrn it over my hand? Spray everything with WD-40? Get faster at doing body work? Thanks.
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What type of cam assembly lube did you use? Compcams assembly lube will totally drain off the cam in no time. I used CompCams assembly lube on one of my engine rebuilds laying it on really heavy and 3 days later you could not tell that I had used any assembly lube at all!
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The lube came with the rebuild kit. I'll check but I think it was legit since it was all Federal Mogul stuff in the kit. I just don't want stuff to rust in place before I get the oil pump primed and going but I'll be sure to check. Thanks
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Originally Posted by cujo8
What type of cam assembly lube did you use? Compcams assembly lube will totally drain off the cam in no time. I used CompCams assembly lube on one of my engine rebuilds laying it on really heavy and 3 days later you could not tell that I had used any assembly lube at all!
Not only that but simply priming the engine will "wash" away most of the lube anyhow, unless it is the consistency of grease, which will cause other problems.
When I prime a motor I turn over the engine by hand about four times while the primer is running. This way I know everything is lubed properly and spins nicely with proper oiling.
And considering I do this for a living and have been doing it this way for 20 years without any problems I would think I am doing something right. And that goes for motors that have sat for from 1 week to over a year.
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I have always use Lubriplate on bearing surfaces and Lunati Cam lube on the cam lobes now. The lunati cam lube does not drip off the lobes and stays put until the cam break-in period. The CompCams lube drained off the lobes and you could not even tell it was ever there after three days. The cam lobes do not get oiled when you prime your engine before the initial start up, they get the lubricated by oil flying off the rotating assembly. That is why during the cam break-in procedure you are supposed to maintain the engine rpm's at ~2000 to keep the cam well lubed during the process.
Below is a link to a picture showing my Pontiac 400 engine I rebuilt using the CompCams assembly lube on my cam. This shot shows how the cam looked after three days after installing my cam. You can't even tell I ever used any assembly lube at all after three days. I later purchased some Lunati cam lube for this cam and this stuff stays put.
Jim
Below is a link to a picture showing my Pontiac 400 engine I rebuilt using the CompCams assembly lube on my cam. This shot shows how the cam looked after three days after installing my cam. You can't even tell I ever used any assembly lube at all after three days. I later purchased some Lunati cam lube for this cam and this stuff stays put.
Jim
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