im assembling an old I.H. 152 4-banger for an old scout for a friend. with his rebuild kit came chrome rings. what i need to know is what lube to use for assembly. with moly rings i use 10w or wd-40, with cast rings i use sae 30 or 15w40(made a mistake years ago, used bearing saver lol) ive never used or intended to use chrome rings before so never paid attention on what to use, so please edjumacate me.
Quick question on rings
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thehueypilot
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I depends on how long it will sit before you start it up. Straight 30 weight should be fine if you are going to run it within a a day or two. If longer I use an engine assembly paste called "Luberplate" which is a paste that will not run off the parts until the engine just starts to heat up. Of course it helps to spin the oil pump over a few minutes with a drill to build oil pressure before starting.
