I am after some advice on building up my engine.
I have some Graphogen, a colloidal graphite paste that I understand you are supposed to use on all moving parts - becasue oil will drain away pretty quickly - and this will save wear on things during startup.
Is it safe to use this on the hydraulic tappets? I don't know if this is likely to block the oil feed to them? I was oging to put the head on the block before I fit the followers and cams/etc as I don't want any oil coming out the head to contaminate the headgasket - but if it is safe to use the graphogen grease I can build the head up ready for the block.
I have also heard it is not a good idea to use graphogen on the cylinder bores - any comments?
I am after any advice or tips for doing this properly.
Thanks
I have some Graphogen, a colloidal graphite paste that I understand you are supposed to use on all moving parts - becasue oil will drain away pretty quickly - and this will save wear on things during startup.
Is it safe to use this on the hydraulic tappets? I don't know if this is likely to block the oil feed to them? I was oging to put the head on the block before I fit the followers and cams/etc as I don't want any oil coming out the head to contaminate the headgasket - but if it is safe to use the graphogen grease I can build the head up ready for the block.
I have also heard it is not a good idea to use graphogen on the cylinder bores - any comments?
I am after any advice or tips for doing this properly.
Thanks
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