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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JimM68 wrote:mr61impala wrote:RLS7201 wrote:
Actually the 2000 RPM 20 minute break in has to do with oil splash on the cam lobes and not the cam bearings. The cam bearings are pressure oiled.
Richard
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And it only applies to flat tappet cams.
As by the '90's nearly all engines (hopefully yours!) had roller cams by then.
Cam breakin in a non-issue with a roller cam.
The ol 460 just barely got out of the stone ages with its port fuel injection introduction in 1988. No roller cam or OBD II for any 460s. BUT! Ford managed to meet EPA requirements on F53s with out a catalytic converter for the last 4 years of production. 1994-1997.
Richard
