Thanks for letting me join, I really enjoy the good info and cars! My question concerns the start-up of my 300" Y; .050 (312 pistons) 292 in a "57 Fairlane. The engine has sat for a year now, I bought one of John's cams and used the supplied lube. I will be pressuring up the system with a drill and making sure we have pressure and good flow at the heads. What else should I do, Ted Eaton had mentioned this on his list of "camshaft failures"; engine sitting too long. I'm also looking for a source of regular head pipes, I'm just running flat-top manifolds, does anybody know of a supplier? Thanks again! Mike.

just a reminder, dist /drill runs counterclockwise.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

I think I got my head pipes for my ranch Wagon from Mac's but check the other vendors... I can't remember that far back.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

I used the flat top manifolds on my '56 Fairlane 312 +.40.
I went to a local muffler shop and they did the whole system front to back.
I think it was $250.00, several years ago. I also used weld in glass packs. I don't know the brand but they sound great.

The cam break in can be very bad. I lost a new Isky cam in 20 minutes. I know this sucks, broken lifters which required a complete tear down and cleaning. BE SURE TO USE OIL with the 40 weight rating. This oil will have the greater amount of PTFE and ZINC. We have threads on this sight with the information. Just do a search on ZINC in the oil.

If it was mine I would disassemble and re-lube the cam and lifters. But that's just me.

Good luck! You will love the way it runs. Expect to go thru some tires. ( Burn-outs)

Jim

  Jim Rowe Elkhorn, NE