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Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test JSMvintage #1442984 02/28/2022 5:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 Long Island P panic 'Bolter
panic 'Bolter P Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 Long Island	Be very careful not to use too much effort on the intake rockers @ TDC compression, they hit the piston very quickly.

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Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	JSMvintage	02/28/2022 2:54 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	Justhorsenround	02/28/2022 3:05 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	Hotrod Lincoln	02/28/2022 3:31 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	EdPruss	02/28/2022 3:35 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	JSMvintage	02/28/2022 4:13 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	panic	02/28/2022 5:40 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	Dragsix	02/28/2022 9:35 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	Hotrod Lincoln	03/01/2022 1:49 AM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	JSMvintage	03/02/2022 1:59 AM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	fixite7	03/02/2022 7:22 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	Hotrod Lincoln	03/02/2022 11:28 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	fixite7	03/03/2022 2:30 AM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	JSMvintage	03/08/2022 10:17 PM
Re: Manually rotating 1960 261 engine for leak test	JSMvintage	03/08/2022 10:23 PM

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