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Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine? Stove #1171317 06/27/2016 2:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	You will need a tachometer - or, good luck guessing rpms. I could not find a 6v tach, or one that attached to an external 12v battery, so I bought one like this: tachometer Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Stove	06/27/2016 2:24 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	tclederman	06/27/2016 2:43 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Hotrod Lincoln	06/27/2016 3:26 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Stove	06/27/2016 4:46 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Justhorsenround	06/27/2016 6:24 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Hotrod Lincoln	06/27/2016 6:52 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Joe H	06/28/2016 4:26 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	rickmg	06/28/2016 4:40 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	crenwelge	06/28/2016 6:18 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	rickmg	06/28/2016 3:46 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Hotrod Lincoln	06/28/2016 9:00 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	showkey	06/28/2016 10:25 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Cletis	06/29/2016 12:49 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Achipmunk	06/29/2016 1:13 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	52Carl	06/29/2016 1:59 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Joe H	06/29/2016 2:47 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	showkey	06/29/2016 3:57 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Hotrod Lincoln	06/29/2016 3:59 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Joe H	06/29/2016 1:48 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	showkey	06/29/2016 6:26 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Stove	06/29/2016 8:35 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Joe H	06/30/2016 1:50 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Wally / Montana	06/30/2016 4:25 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	brokenhead	07/02/2016 2:15 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	showkey	07/02/2016 2:44 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Steve_H	07/02/2016 11:34 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	tclederman	07/03/2016 2:20 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Paul_WNC	07/03/2016 11:45 AM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	tclederman	07/03/2016 12:54 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Joe H	07/03/2016 5:18 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Volfandt	07/03/2016 6:21 PM
Re: Is a tach required to break-in an engine?	Hotrod Lincoln	07/04/2016 12:07 AM

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