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stllookn · 03-28-2009, 03:04 AM

Are you talking about the cam break-in? I believe my last one was 20 minutes and vary the rpm between 500 and 2000 or was it 2500? The instructions were with the cam as I recall. I built a stand to do this. It is fairly light weight since you do this with no load on the engine. All the parts for this were basically free. I used an old core support, rad and dash from parts trucks. The rolling stand was part of another old piece of equipment. This allows me to break-in a cam and find any leaks or other problems before I take the trouble to put the engine into the truck.

03-28-2009, 03:04 AM	#5
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Engine break in on a stand Are you talking about the cam break-in? I believe my last one was 20 minutes and vary the rpm between 500 and 2000 or was it 2500? The instructions were with the cam as I recall. I built a stand to do this. It is fairly light weight since you do this with no load on the engine. All the parts for this were basically free. I used an old core support, rad and dash from parts trucks. The rolling stand was part of another old piece of equipment. This allows me to break-in a cam and find any leaks or other problems before I take the trouble to put the engine into the truck. Attached Images __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 03-28-2009 at 03:10 AM.