Rebuilt engine initial fiasco

nm9stheham said
Why 20W50 oil for break-in? Takes longer when cold to get flowing everywhere, especially with this cooler fall weather..... like to the cam where it is needed! I'd dump that right away and get some lighter BradPenn oil.

I think you are going to be alright once you get it going again. A LOT of cams break-in fine with suboptimum break-in. Do you have a high lift cam or cam like a Voodoo or a Comp XE, or some particularly high pressure valve springs?

I know. I don't understand why in HECK people think you need a different than normal weight (grade) oil than is required for break in than is normally run. It slap blows my biscuits. 10/30, 10/30, 10/30. Make sure you have plenty of zinc if it's a flat tappet.