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In addition you want to keep the initial RPM up around 2000 or so to break in the cam. Basically keep the RPM varying, no highway cruising, for the first 1500 or so... treat it normally without any hotrodding and youll end up like me at 91K with a very strong engine still. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "brian b" <unklbri71@yahoo.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:15 PM Subject: [T3] Breaking in a rebuilt > I am having a rebuilt 1600 longbloack installed in my > 68 sqaureback, the company provides a warranty if you > have the 300 and 1000 valve job, oil change etc done > at the shop. I have heard you want to keep the MPH > below 50 for the first 500 miles. Just wanted to know > if anyone has advice on the best and of course, the > proper way to break in a new rebuilt. Any advice would > be great, since I want to enjoy this new engine and > the car for many years to come. > > Brian > '68 VW Squareback > Riverside, CA > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >