Re: Beak in oil
I'm a little different than most folks here. I would go to Tractor Supply Co and buy the cheapest , lightest engine oil the sell. Put 4 quarts and run it for about eight to ten hours. Then drain it and throw it away, Then refill with your regular oil. Don't just idle it, the engine should run a at varying speeds and loads. The new engine must wear a slight amount to seat everything, rings , etc. Also you want to drain it to get all the rebuilding residues flushed and out. You don't want too good a lubricant at this point. At the airport, we broke in our new engines on "Mineral Oil" But where you could get it outside aviation, I don't know, or even who made it. We dumped it after ten hours.
Terry
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