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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,057 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,057 | I'm not a flat tappet guy but it is my understanding that if the initial startup does not go well that you can wipe a new cam. I knew one guy that would put an old cam in for start up on a new build and once that went well he would put in the new cam and break it in. At least that's what he told me.
Old enough to know better, too young to resist.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,939 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,939 | In 65+ years of building engines, that's one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard of!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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