fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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how long to i need to run in my rebuilt c20let?
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dalejones
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Registered: 9th Dec 08
Location: Swansea, Wales
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Ooooof i bet thats killin you!!! 
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sampayne21
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Registered: 3rd Sep 08
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iv just run mine for 500
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fazza
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what did you keep the revs to mate?
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Rupean
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
Location: Leicester
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use mineral oil, do 100 miles, then change for fresh mineral oil again do 500 miles, try too keep under 3500rpm, but sumtimes giv it short bursts so rings bed in better, then at 500 miles change for mineral once more till 1000miles, but go higher on the revs now and then, then change oil for normal oil and ur away.
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fazza
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where can i buy mineral oil mate?
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Rupean
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just go too local motor factors and buy the cheapest 15/40w mineral u can find, will say mineral on gallon.
[Edited on 25-02-2009 by Rupean]
[Edited on 25-02-2009 by Rupean]
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dalejones
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do you do that with all size engines?? x14xe say??
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RCS
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The instructions for running in should have been supplied with your piston rings.
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Rupean
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quote:
Originally posted by dalejones
do you do that with all size engines?? x14xe say??
yes, i would personally, but others might do it different too me, ive done 6 engines the above way and all worked fine.
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by Rupean
use mineral oil, do 100 miles, then change for fresh mineral oil again do 500 miles, try too keep under 3500rpm, but sumtimes giv it short bursts so rings bed in better, then at 500 miles change for mineral once more till 1000miles, but go higher on the revs now and then, then change oil for normal oil and ur away.
Do exactly that. I just used normal Vaux oil thought tbh and always have done.
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Nic Barnes
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yeah i done mine very similar to rupean
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