You do need to quit running it a little at a time. The extra oil probably saved the camshaft. You need to do a correct
break-in if a new camshaft and lifters was installed.

Turning a engine over every week or month just to turn it over will kill a camshaft faster then anything. There is no oil pressure to lube the lobes or bearings and if it had break in lube on the cam, its sure gone now! Get some GM EOS in the engine before starting again, it will lube the cam and lifters. Also, don't worry about compression till you get a few miles on the engine, the rings have not seated yet.

Be thankfull you over filled it, the extra oil kept the cam really lubed.

Dad built a Pontiac and ran it on the test stand for a break in, I then installed it in the car and added oil. It had 12 quarts in it when I went for a drive, it smoked a bit but ran ok. After we found the oil problem, we drain all 12 quarts out and started again. It now has over 40000 miles on it and still going strong.

Joe

Last edited by Joe H; 11/26/2010 6:46 PM.
1937 Chevrolet Inline-powered Streetrod