The Money Pit

[RabC-RS2-77]

Till it warms up or goes bang

LOL.

[RS2000CUSTOM]

Do not turn the engine over on the starter over for an excessive length of time. Once the engine is running do not allow it to idle for the first twenty minutes, and keep the revs to a minimum of 2000rpm in order to ensure adequate supply of lubrication for both the cam and followers

[RS2000CUSTOM]

See I told U so !!

I am not as daft as Rab looks

[Frosticles]

20 MINUTES!!!!!!!!! Going to gas the house out as the exhaust is facing the door to the kitchen............ NOT looking forward to this

[RS2000CUSTOM]

20 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!

lol - As I said till it warms up or goes bang - whichever occurs first

[RabC-RS2-77]

cheers dave luv u too, lark.

kev best get sum gas masks lol.

[Frosticles]

Knowing my luck of recent it will go bang!!!

[Mex 1t]

push it outside before u start it i find less earache coz when u got engine running @3000 rpm ur tiles will fall off in the kitchen

hth

[Mr Hoarder]

A tube of cam lube should have been supplied with the kit - use ALL of it

[Frosticles]

Would anyone recommend cam lube?? always used grease when putting a head together and always worked well. Any more tips?

[Frosticles]

A tube of cam lube should have been supplied with the kit - use ALL of it

posted at the same time there Hopefully, kit will arrive tomorrow. Will see what I get for the extortionate money.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i have never heard of that myself....?

still best of luck kev....

ps....do you want that new 2.4 cosworth block...?

cheeRS

[Mr Hoarder]

https://www.burtonpower.com/technical/tt_camshaft.html

Handy link to camshaft fitting and running in

Burtons recommend Graphogen cam lube ( You'll never use a whole tube of it though )

[lee bishop]

it was me who said to kev about running a cam in, well, it was aimed more at cam bearings to be honest, i know you should run at 2-3000 rpm when first started, my concerns were the 6500-7500 rpm that will be experienced when on the rollers having carbs set up, that was where i was getting. i was worried all that money could go to waste if you knackered it early. if i am well wrong then i am sorry kev, but i have no experience here anyway, and you were silly to listen to me in the first place

[Frosticles]

Awwwwwww, You had a good point Lee. I didn't know about the 3000rpm for 20 minutes thing. Honked off today as the cam didn't arrive So spent most of the day cleaning after taking it to the DVLA in the rain.