On 4/8/05 10:00 AM, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: >>> After an initial 500 mi break-in procedure and oil changes, is it okay to >>> drive a van w/ newly rebuilt 2.1L on a 900 mi road trip? Can it be driven >>> as normal at constant highway speeds? Mountain passes? 20W-50? > > I'm no expert, but from what I've read in preparation for my own upcoming > rebuilt install, it should be fine. As I understand it, the real big deal > early on is heat buildup from the friction of the new rings. I think > keeping the speed down during the first 500 miles gets you past the lions > share of the ring seating process, so overheating at high speed shouldn't > be an issue after that. You may want to change the oil halfway through your > trip to keep the particulates in the oil down. I reckon the best bet for > judging whether you're pushing it too hard is to keep an eye on your > temperature. Ideally you'd want to install an oil temp sensor and gauge to > watch, but only a paranoid nut like me has sprung for something like that, > so the stock water temp gauge is probably an adequate indicator. I dunno > 'bout the grade of oil. So long as your oil pressure isn't astronomically > high, 20W-50 is probably good. > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" Thanks, John. James V 90 Carat |
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