Running after rebuild

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Posted by Don in NH [96.61.88.160] on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 12:32:59 :

Hi all,

I have about 4 or 5 hours on my 230 which I put in new rings, rod bearings and pistons. The rings appear to have set in as the smoking has stopped - there is no blow by in the breather tube or oil filler and the exhaust doesn't appear too smokey or blue. The total time is not road time - mostly fooling around in the yard, plowing, etc. So nothing high speed or extended.

Do I need to worry about how I run it at this point, in term of break in? Should I avoid idling without changing the RPM, etc? Revving up and down?

Does fact the smoking has stopped mean we have moved from breaking in to wearing out?

Thanks and Happy New Year.

don

Follow Ups:

Re: Running after rebuild - Vaughn 11:38:41 01/01/2015

Re: Not a problem - Don in NH 12:26:34 01/01/2015
- Re: Not a problem - Vaughn 12:40:31 01/01/2015

Re: Running after rebuild - wayneh 23:02:34 12/31/2014

Re: Running after rebuild - don in nh 23:19:15 12/31/2014

Re: Will do...thanks. - Don in NH 17:38:49 12/31/2014

Re: Running after rebuild - scott 56 15:43:08 12/31/2014

Re: Good luck! - Don in NH 17:35:55 12/31/2014
- Re: Good luck! - scott 56 18:23:55 12/31/2014

Re: Running after rebuild - Greg Coffin 15:10:31 12/31/2014

Re: Running after rebuild - Kaegi 15:32:44 12/31/2014

Drive it, you'll run all RPMs / all loads that way. - Chris Case 14:06:43 12/31/2014

Re: Running after rebuild - Kaegi 13:36:55 12/31/2014

Re: Running after rebuild - Greg Coffin 12:49:05 12/31/2014

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