Thread: Time between build and break-in
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03-02-2006 05:09 AM #14
I would definetly go with the suggestion of backing off the rockers so the springs aren't compressed. I didn't do that when I sat my motor up for about 2.5 years. I primed her up real good till I got oil up to the rockers. Well I finally fired it up and spun the 3 center cam bearings. Learned my lesson. Now I did have a solid roller with some pretty stiff spring tensions. Lighter springs but not be as bad, and who knows the engine might have spun the cam bearings even if it didn't sit up for so long. But it sure can't hurt to back them rockers off.
Well to be as brief as I can the first shoot of color looked good but when I started spraying the clear I discovered all these paint flakes on the hood and back of cab. The 3m plastic sheeting I was...
Stude M5 build