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oldford2 · 01-11-2011, 04:05 PM

I can understand where Ron is coming from...... but.....Most of us have not spent years building 100's of engines like Ron. I am never sure that maybe I did something wrong in the rebuild and like to start it on the stand to listen to it run. I understand the process of "breaking in/seating" the rings. I don't believe an hour or two on the stand does much "damage". Maybe I am wrong. Then I can re-torque the heads and pull the intake to double check the valve settings and easily check for leaks. John
P S The EFV8 club had a new engine raffle last year. They had it on a trailer and displayed it at many shows. starting it up all the time and selling raffle tickets. That engine must have had a hundred hours on it. Never heard a report how it ran in a car.

01-11-2011, 04:05 PM	#14
oldford2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pittsfield, MA Posts: 2,086	Re: Engine test stand I can understand where Ron is coming from...... but.....Most of us have not spent years building 100's of engines like Ron. I am never sure that maybe I did something wrong in the rebuild and like to start it on the stand to listen to it run. I understand the process of "breaking in/seating" the rings. I don't believe an hour or two on the stand does much "damage". Maybe I am wrong. Then I can re-torque the heads and pull the intake to double check the valve settings and easily check for leaks. John P S The EFV8 club had a new engine raffle last year. They had it on a trailer and displayed it at many shows. starting it up all the time and selling raffle tickets. That engine must have had a hundred hours on it. Never heard a report how it ran in a car.