[Sawbones]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Sawbones, Your dad would be proud of you. You did good.
The money you spent was well worth the satisfaction of a dream fullfilled.
Here's a thread worth reading.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...tting.1092729/

Ok, I remember reading about that. Excessive running with no load isn't good for your cylinder walls. I don't know either way but it seems loading the engine or otherwise running it under real world conditions is the best way. I want to do the block sealer stuff and make sure this engine is going to hold up before I mount it. I was thinking if I had the truck trans with the drum park brake I could load the engine to a degree by feathering the brake. It's no problem for me to put oil down the plug holes and wheel it over once a month to keep the oil up.