Hello guys and maybe gals. Just wondering what you're using to assemble your engines. should I get the Lucas stuff or can I use some oil or wd40. I have my block back from the shop and all the bottom end parts so I'd like to get pecking away at this thing and maybe get it in the car by end of summer.
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Believe it or not I've had great luck with the dark grey cam lube which is moly-based. I first tried it when I didn't have anything else and figured that if it was OK for a cam it ought to be good for anything that rotates. I've used Isky and ARP and so far so good.
Dan
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I think a good break in oil with the zinc molybdate additive which is what makes the oil stick to the parts is a good option if you are just assembling and firing right away or really soon. When you mention pecking away it makes it sound like a while from fire so I would say assembly lube. I used redline oil, they ave a heavy oil type and a jello type. Just my opinion.
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I have a feeling it will be 30 to 60 days before this thing fires so I would say a while. The two big expenses left are the head work and cam/valvetrain. Once I figure out what route to take with the cam It should be smooth sailing from there..... hopefully. Thank you for your suggestions, Lucas is the safest bet I feel. Their trans additive postponed a rebuild for about 6 months so I'll give them some money
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Ive always used lubriplate when assembling engines. AT least on the bottom end. I usually dump a bottle of stp in a coffee can that has a lid and can accomodate the pistons up past the rings to dip em in before putting them in the block.
For trans I like the blue assembly lube.
Mostly I do Buick so I pack the oil pump with vaseline so it will prime.Last edited by TexasT; July 2, 2017, 03:34 PM.Rich
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Really, pretty much any assembly lube will do OK as long as the parts are machined to the right sizes. NO assembly lube is really bad news. For years I used Lubriplate on plain bearings (rods and mains and cam bearings as well as flat surfaces of the cam train), engine oil on ring packs (dip the piston upside down) and lifters, and I'd pack a Buick oil pump with Vaseline. It's what we had and it worked OK. Nowadays there is much better stuff and it makes sense to use it but the above system worked.
Dan
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