Dumb question, cold starting...?

In my experience the rings always seem to wear out before the bearings. If you crank it without allowing it to start you just wear the rings even faster, along with the starter, ring gear, battery, etc. Usually on a re-ring you would do the bearings anyway, as you don't want to run them till they fail. Oil changes are the secret to saving the bottom end. Most of my cars will start at the touch of the key, and then I just let them idle. I have repaired many engines with bearing failure. Here is what many of them did. Sub-zero outside, car starts and dies. Car starts again and dies. Car starts again and dies. At this point they will actually have oil pressure because the oil is to thick from the cold to bleed down. Then they start it again and rev it up, and sure enough a bearing will fail, taking the crank along for the ride. Just my $0.02.


Sorry for this strange reply. If this is a first start, just ignore it. I read this wrong. I think some others did also. Anyway, put it together with the proper lube, prime it and start it. Break in the cam using the manufacturers recommendations.