piper 255 cam

[plasticpig72]

griff 200 said:

If you don't want to turn the engine over small magnets from a toy shop or e bay glued to strings works for me !!

now that sounds very interresting indeed
I'll play with my spare block and followers
Alan

[plasticpig72]

just placed an order for a CAMOHVGT from Burton, so maybe i can fit it in a couple of weeks.
I'll try the magnet trick for the followers and keep engine in car.
Since the engine was rebuilt with a piper 285/2 cam it has only done max 500 miles, so i will not change the followers which are new.
Alan

[bluezeeland]

But do buy some of that red engine assembly lube, accomodates for running in much better !

Frank

[Dollyman1850]

Assemble your new cam and followers with Graphogen. It isn't cheap but it is very reasonable when comparing it to having to strip an engine again when you have wiped a lobe!!

N.

[plasticpig72]

in the past i have used STP oil additive with good results when rebuilding engines.
Alan

[phillpot]

plasticpig72 said:

in the past i have used STP oil additive with good results when rebuilding engines.
Alan

When I bought a Piper cam kit little time ago it came with some "start up lube" which did seem very much like STP

[Dollyman1850]

The trouble with all the lubes is that they tend to drop off if you don't fire the engine within hours of building it..
graphogen doesn't and works as an initial start up lube especially on OHV engines with cams, followers and lots of friction going on.

I would also always use a Zinc additive in the oil to protect an old engine..

I have very good experience of such..





N

[bluezeeland]

I use this stuff;

http://www.burtonpower.com/parts-by-category/sundr...

which is enough for a top end rebuild, but Neil is right, it is 'runny', Graphogen is probably better...

I also used a high zinc running-in oil (and NO idling for 15 minutes !)

Frank