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Assembly lube

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Ready to put my motor back together. What do you like for assembly lube?
 
Manual just says coat everything with fresh oil. Wipe the bores with a rag dampened with oil. Dump some on the cam journals and the cam lobes. Pour a little along the crank and tranny gears before you set the lower cases.
 
What Chuck said plus I like to leave the plugs out and spin it with the starter a couple of times for 10 - 15 seconds and listen for anything funny and make sure the oil pressure light goes out.
 
You should use a wrench for the first two or three rotations of the crank to b certain cam timing is on and you dont smack a valve. If you feel any resistance with the wrench when a piston comes to TDC dont force it...find out why the piston is hitting the valves. Wont bend vlaves with the wrench where as the starter motor doesnt give a crap.
 
a realy old pro mechanic once told me using assembly lube on run in parts was a silly waste of money.
He said fresh motor oil.
 
You should use a wrench for the first two or three rotations of the crank to b certain cam timing is on and you dont smack a valve. If you feel any resistance with the wrench when a piston comes to TDC dont force it...find out why the piston is hitting the valves. Wont bend vlaves with the wrench where as the starter motor doesnt give a crap.

Absolutely Chuck. I kind of assumed that would have been already done and you know happens when you assume. LOL
 
Yup...been there and done that. Double and triple check if theres any doubt is my motto.
 
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