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| | It has been many years since I rebuilt an engine. The last time was in the late 80's. At that time I used a lube called moly grease to lubricate my new stock cam for break in. This time, I had trouble finding it. The parts stores around here all recommended Clevite assembly lube. Is this adequate for breaking in a new stock cam? Advice appreciated. |
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|  When I used to rebuild engines for a research lab we used to lubricate the cam by placing it on a rag and squirt it with 30 weight oil. |
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| Moly is still around. I would check with NAPA. There is a lube called ISKY REV-LUBE that works well. Speedway Motors has it $8.00 . I used to use axle grease in the 60s. If I didnt have any I used rear end grease. Strange world back then.
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| I used Crane Cams moly assembly lube on the lobes and 30w motor oil on the journals.
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| | Thanks to all for the responses. I guess I should have asked first, but I have already assembled my engine using Clevite assembly lube. This stuff is really thick, and seems to cling to the cam lobes, but not as well as moly grease. I hope I don't wipe out a cam lobe on break in. Other comments would be appreciated. |
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| For camshafts and tappet faces, I’m using the ‘black’ Isky Moly lube. For the bearings and rocker shafts, I use the Torco MPZ engine assembly lube and GM EOS for the timing gears, oil pump, rings, and cylinder walls. I do not use the white grease that’s available for any engine assembly operations. Camshaft breakin procedure is still going to be important regardless of the lube being used so having the engine fire up immediately and running the rpms up a mininum of 2000 rpms for the first twenty minutes is a pre-requisite.
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| | Thanks so much for the info. |
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| "Back in the day" .. lol ... I used STP to lube everything on a new motor. The last one I did was probably back in 81 or 82 and I used STP on that one too. It always worked for me but then again back then they didn't have some special stuff to pre-lube everything with.
Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria
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| | Thanks. Sounds like you are from my generation. Is the car in the photo yours? It's nice. My car is a 55 Victoria - black and white, with the white vinyl and snowflake fabric interior. It is currently in restoration, but was a pretty nice original car. Since the cowl and chassis are being detailed, it will be awhile before the engine is fired off. I just didn't want all the lube on the cam to dribble off while waiting to be installed. Guess I worry too much, but I sure don't want to tear that engine down again. It has been a slow go process. I am in my comfort zone when it comes to body work and |
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