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Old 02-20-2017, 01:54 PM   #19
jbharkjr
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Re: New engine - forgetting anything?

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Originally Posted by geezer#99 View Post
You said you set the initial timing.
To do that you need it to idle.
I was concerned that you let it idle.
Not good for cam break in.
Oh I gotcha. Yeah, I've been trying to stay to exactly what the blueprint instructions said. I just got the timing close enough that it'd crank and then bump the rpms up to around 1800 and got the timing set to 24 degrees. Tried to do the varying rpm for 30 minutes although once I saw the coolant coming out around the thermostat housing, I stopped so it wouldn't overheat.

Thanks man, always good info from you.
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