[DeTomaso] assembly lube use after minor inspection of an engine that set for a year?

Dave Londry davel at emspace.com
Sat Jun 5 01:27:14 EDT 2010


You'd be amazed how far 5/8 oz of goop will spread.
dave


 Charles Engles wrote:
> Dear Ken,
>
>  
>
>        IIRC, they give you a 5/8 oz (?) packet with a new cam.   I would
> think that 8 oz. would be way too much and probably 4 oz would be more than
> you could slather on the cam.    My wild ass guess would be 1-2 oz. maximum
> especially with a pre broken in cam and lifters.      That plus some fresh
> oil and you should be fine, IMHO.
>
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>                     Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
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>  
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> From: Ken Green [mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 10:48 PM
> To: cengles at cox.net; Larry
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] assembly lube use after minor inspection of an
> engine that set for a year?
>
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>
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> Thanks for the advice, how much cam lube do I need to one cam?
>
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> Camp Cams has it in 5/8 oz, 4 oz and 8 oz???
>
>  
>
> Ken
>
> --- On Fri, 6/4/10, cengles at cox.net <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>
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> From: cengles at cox.net <cengles at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] assembly lube use after minor inspection of an
> engine that set for a year?
> To: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Friday, June 4, 2010, 6:53 AM
>
>
> Dear Ken, 
>
> I agree with Larry. 
>
> If the engine has 1000+ miles of cam "break-in" already on it and if you've
> returned the lifters back to their original homes (mix'n'match lifters and
> lifter bores is not good), then slather on some cam lube; install; replace
> the lifters to their correct locations and button up the engine ready to
> run. No further break-in should be needed. 
>
> The Engine Rookie, Chuck Engles
>
>
> ---- Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com
> <http://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kenn_green@yahoo.com> > wrote:
>   
>> I have taken a good look inside a low miles Cleveland that set for over a
>>     
> year.  I pulled the cam out to find out what it is, and measure the lobes,
> and am putting it all back together now.  It has 1000+ miles on what appears
> to be a good quality rebuild with some nice parts. 
>   
>>  
>> Do I need to use break in cam lube on the cam?  It's a Comp Cams 292H
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> hydraulic lifter cam and is suppose to be 2500 to 6500 RPM.
>   
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> Ken
>>
>>     
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