[Vwdiesel] Ring Break-In and Oil Consumption

[Kelly McMullen]

How about downshifting during that decel to keep load on engine up and rpms
up?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryant Baecht" <bbaecht at sunflower.com>
To: <LBaird119 at aol.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 8:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Ring Break-In and Oil Consumption


It didn't come out very well.  I meant to say just take your foot off the
diesel pedal going down hill and mash it to the floor going up hill.
Hopefully that's clearer.  Been one of them days...:>)

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 8:41 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Ring Break-In and Oil Consumption



> Another engine builder tells me to
> let it idle down hills and push it hard up them.  Says the idling downhill
> helps to seat the rings.
>

  I've kind of found that heavy decelerating seems to help seat rings.
That's certainly opposite opinions!  ;-)
     Loren
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