RE: [alfa] Rebuilt Alfetta Engine Officially Broken In

["Peter Webb" <webb.p@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fred always recommended hitting an engine hard to get the rings to seat.  I
think it's more critical to vary the RPM than what the actual revs are.
Once the rings seat which varies from build to build, (according to Fred)
you can whail on it all you want without fear.

And BTW Biba, the Plex doesn't have a condenser.  It's an electronic
ignition with a pickup and a dizzy cam pickup.   Perhaps you meant a regular
old Marelli dizzy from the 70's which uses points and a condenser.   If it's
a Plex, it will have either 1 or 2 pickups under the cap with a wire to a
large finned unit with a coil attached.

-Peter


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> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> alfacybersite
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 4:58 PM
> To: AD; Tom Callahan
> Subject: [alfa] Rebuilt Alfetta Engine Officially Broken In
>
>
> Without repeating any of Dan K.'s comments (though not sure if he was
> pulling your leg or not), will admit I also was a bit surprised to hear
> you went up to, omigod, 6k on your still pretty fresh engine. This from
> a guy who (as I recall) is changing the oil after every trip to the
> market and was (I thought) going to rev it only slightly past idle.
>
> I don't believe in the break it in fast and it will be a fast car /
> engine theory. Yeah, maybe for awhile. Things (down there) in the engine
> bay are getting to know one another again - sometimes for the first
> time, but if you screwed up big time (other than that little starter
> gear plate incident) it really doesn't matter if you revved to 6k or
> not. You will be rebuilding.
>
> Also if you held it to (in my opinion) 6k for extended periods - not
> good. However, touching 6k occasionally after 500 or so miles...good.
>
> My point is it is almost as bad to baby an engine as it is to push her
> too soon too fast. By-the-by racer guys do (or should) add extra
> bearing, etc. clearances and that is how they get by with balls out from
> the get-go - not to mention extra HP from less friction.
>
> That's why I always recommend driving in the slow lane at 50 or so for a
> few miles, then taking it up to 60, then 70 briefly, then back down
> again. Yes, there is no doubt more heat happening on the innards of the
> fresh engine at the higher revs, but if not held there long, I feel it
> merely helps seat everything in.
>
> Obviously not everyone would agree.
>
> Biba
> Irwindale, CA USA
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