FUEL PRESSURE, now to tune the rebuilt engine (was fuel pressure issues)

[Tony Hoffman]

I'm a bit anal, but I go 50, then 250 miles after a
complete rebuild. If not, at least change the filter
at 50-100 miles. 

No experience with the 272.

Tony Hoffman

--- jesper moreau <jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com> wrote:

> I slipped the new pump in and bam! she started for
> the first time in 8
> months. I held the idle up to 2500 - 2800-+ as it
> would die if I
> didn't. I expected that. I'm sure I have plenty of
> fine tuning to do.
> I hear I have to raise the idle a bit to compensate
> for the 272 cam
> and bosch platin W4DPO plugs i went with -- --
> 1100RPM sound right?. I
> soon found oil-a-plenty make its way out of my block
> via the main seal
> (an "i soulda done it the first time" item). So I
> pulled the front
> clip, retrieved my main seal puller and pulled it
> and now just have to
> put her back together.
> Although not smooth yet, she fired up and I at least
> polished the
> cylinders a bit (new rings).
> any one have a good number for break-in mileage
> before my first oil
> change..... 50 100 200 mi?
> any one with a 272 cam have the best formula for
> timing? How many
> teeth adv. or ret. usually works the best?
> If I end up not being able to keep an idle..... what
> should I check first?
> 
> now a big thanks to all of you that helped me in my
> greatest time of
> need. SJ, Dave, Jim, Tony... and many others
> Thanks so much!!!
> 
> -- 
> Jesper Moreau
> '88 5KTQ rocket
> '86 5KTQ stocket
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