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Old 11-16-2022, 08:07 PM   #4
tinman_local2
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Re: Cam woes. (Mid-Week light reading)

What motor oil are you using? Any break-in oil or zinc additive? Today's oil doesn't have the minerals for flat tappet cams. I use rotella 10w30. It still has zinc and, I believe, phosphorus. Without those, you can wipe a cam pretty quick.
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