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Nice!

I haven't tried the Lucas assembly lube, but have tried, and compared a handful of others. I posted a few years ago of all the ones I compared, lots of different thoughts on assembly lube out. Basically, the 'carrier' is benign, and the 'wipe-off' theory has very little science behind it.

Some like the 'tried & true' grey moly stuff, but that stuff does cause oil filters to clog in fairly short time. The newer type assembly lubes are better, they last longer, and much less chance of effecting oil filter flow.

No matter, after initial startup & break in, the oil & filter should be changed. The whole driving around for 500 miles (or whatever number of miles) is not a good idea. And after that initial startup & break in, inspecting the oil filter makes good sense.

Lots of 'theories' out there on rod side clearances too. Even I had some thoughts regarding that were not accurate, until I did the homework. With full floating rods, there is even less negative impact to wider clearances. And 'negative' impacts should be taken lightly. I.E., there is very little impact(s), especially on lower RPM operating engines.


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