Hey guys, My brother and I have an argument going on. When rebuilding an engine, he says you must lube the piston rings with assembly lube before installing the pistons. I disagree and say that lubing them prevents them from wearing in properly and glazez them over so they never seal correctly.
He just rebuilt the 350 in his truck and did it his way, and I did the 350 in my dads truck and did it my way. His truck had excessive blowby upon startup and that lasted for quite some time. My dads truck ran fine and is still running.
how do you guys do it, and am I wrong? (this would be the first time)
installing new piston rings (lube)
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dry (assuming the cyl walls are still lubed from its last run, otherwise a quick wipe of oil seems to do)
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Soooo much effort to make 200 HP....allWorkNoPlay wrote:http://www.theoldone.com/articles/badtothebone/
Use lots of oil and work it into the rings in their grooves, as well as oiling up the cylinder walls before you drop the pistons in.
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I guess oil would be ok, as it is already present below the rigs on normal startup. I was refering to molylube, I use the black tube graphite stuff (love it) but never use it in the bores. I may use engine oil in the future. God forbid those honda guys use a rubber mallet to tap the pistons in instead of the hammer handle. although 280 ft lbs at 8200 rpm is decent from 2 liters na.
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