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Originally Posted by BRUTAL64
I'm thinking..if it was mine...do the WHOLE engine over ....new bearings, rings and mic everything.
You did not let the cam idle at all ----right?
The condition of the bores and pistons should be good...?
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I never let it idle, as soon as it fired I brought it up to 2000 rpms to break in the cam and I set the idle screw there to hold it while I looked for leaks. It ran for about 15 minutes and I usually run it there for 20 to 25 minutes. Do you think 15 minutes is enough to break the cam in or do you think we should still break in the cam the next time we fire it up?
The pistons all look good and so do the cylinder walls but I'm waiting to hear back from my brother about his bore gauge to check the shape. I'm not going to work on it today but I'll probably take a look at the bearings tomorrow as well as the rings on cylinder 4 and give you guys an update on it.