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Old 05-15-2009, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2 View Post
RodKnock-I also let the motor warm up before I put a load on it. My wife always says, "I'll sit and watch my garden show so, let me know when your baby is ready to go" lol !

At first start up after winter, I un-plug the MSD box (under my dash) and crank the engine until pressure is up. It does take several revolutions.
The other thing is that thicker oil will take a bit longer to circulate throughout the engine. The temps and weather here in the SF Bay Area allow us a chance to drive our cars throughout the year too.

Having a new engine block, like the CSX block with priority main oiling, I feel comfortable that my engine will do fine without the pre-oiler. In my head, the pre-oiler increases the chance for leaks and I hate leaks.
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