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Old 01-08-2024, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Terry M. Hunt View Post
There are steps in the short block assembly process where the crank needs to be rotated. It would seem this would deplete the assembly lube on the bearings. Why is this not a problem?
If it were rotated thousands of cycles it may be a different situation, but the limited number of times you'll be turning the engine over by hand prior to startup won't be enough to displace the lube.