My Engine replacement odyssey - 1994 HR
My engine replacement odyssey has begun. I posted questions about the 460 V8 in my 1994 Holiday Rambler some time back and after much engine diagnosis and finally laboratory analysis of my crankcase o...
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keymastr wrote:
You will need to temporarily connect the transmission cooler lines or you will be shooting a red river when you start it. Otherwise it sounds reasonable. If the engine was not broken in on the bench before it was shipped,(most likely was not), then you will want to run it at high idle above 2500 rpm for at least 20 minutes to seat the cam. Good luck with it.
Thanks for the red river tip. I'd forgotten about that! It sure would've made a mess! Maybe I'll just slide the screw-in connectors a little ways down the pipe and then temporarily connect the inlet and outlet transmission cooler lines together with some gas line hose and clamps.
As far as break-in goes I'm using 10W40 oil and a pint of Lucas zinc additive. My RV doesn't have a CAT.
Thanks again that would've been a mess and darned embarrassing.
Steve
