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Re: Checking bleed down on lifters Lemmm117 #1182808 09/15/2016 9:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 192 Minnesota L Lemmm117 'Bolter
Lemmm117 'Bolter L Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 192 Minnesota	I should have worded it better. The engine has thousands upon thousands of miles on it. The oil that is in it has about 500 miles on it. I'm just going to put NOS lifters in this old engine. My question is this: is the 500 mile old 20w50 oil adequate for breaking in the NOS lifters if I add a zinc additive?

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	08/30/2016 7:33 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Hotrod Lincoln	08/30/2016 9:28 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	08/31/2016 3:11 AM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	coilover	08/31/2016 5:19 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	08/31/2016 8:39 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Joe H	09/01/2016 2:54 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Hotrod Lincoln	09/01/2016 3:29 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/01/2016 6:50 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	32vld	09/02/2016 12:24 AM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/02/2016 7:07 AM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Joe H	09/02/2016 1:28 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/03/2016 7:04 AM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Joe H	09/03/2016 2:46 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/04/2016 8:28 AM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Joe H	09/04/2016 3:17 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Hotrod Lincoln	09/04/2016 3:41 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/05/2016 8:58 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/15/2016 4:29 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Volfandt	09/15/2016 7:59 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Lemmm117	09/15/2016 9:16 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Pre '68 Dave	09/15/2016 10:33 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	Joe H	09/16/2016 1:50 PM
Re: Checking bleed down on lifters	32vld	09/16/2016 2:29 PM

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