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MarkV
post Jan 23 2006, 03:23 PM
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I have about 1,500 miles on the engine refresh. Noticed that it puffs blue smoke when I shift gears. Checked the compression and it is about 130# on all four cylinders. Ran non-detergent oil for the first 500 miles then changed to 20W-50 Castrol. Changed it again yesterday and went with 10W-30. It was nasty black and looked like it had 8,000 miles on it instedaed of 1,000.

Got the cylinders and Hastings rings from Jake. Had Len Hoffman do the heads with new valves, guides, springs & retainers, welded up plug holes to 12mm. The CR is 8.6:1. Running DRLA 40's w/ 32mm vents, 55 idle jets.

The car runs great but seems like the rings should have sealed by now. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blowup.gif)
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Jake Raby
post Jan 23 2006, 03:58 PM
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They generally seat in 500 miles, sometimes in colder weather it takes longer according the the oil you are running.

If the oil was nasty black it sounds like you are running rich and the rich mixture is not good for the rings trying to seat, as it washes the oil from the cylinders.

Tuning is mega important for a new engine and it's break in processes.
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MarkV   How Long to Seat Rings   Jan 23 2006, 03:23 PM
Jake Raby   They generally seat in 500 miles, sometimes in col...   Jan 23 2006, 03:58 PM
MarkV   If anything it is running lean. I have been going ...   Jan 23 2006, 04:07 PM
Travis Neff   How are you driving the car? easy, or like you st...   Jan 23 2006, 10:01 PM
MarkV   I have been winding the dog pee pee out of it sinc...   Jan 23 2006, 10:20 PM
MarkV   Anyone ever tried this quick seat stuff?   Jan 23 2006, 10:22 PM
Twystd1   You used a ball hone with 240 grit and hastings ri...   Jan 24 2006, 12:00 AM
Brett W   You could always do the comet trick.
 

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