Assembly Lube

We will soon begin a rebuild of a Perkins A3.152. Once the engine is built, it will be sitting waiting for us to remove the Standard 23c from our MF 35, 9 we are still using the tractor , so one will come out and the other will go in....) before it finds its new home, and before we start it. My question is what kind of good quality assembly lube should we use when we put it together?

I have heard too many horror stories of people using the wrong kind, and using way too much, and as a result plugged an oil pump , or severly starved the bottom end on that important first time start up?

Thanks in advance

Take care

Will

On auto engines I stick a flat blade down the distributor hole and just run the oil pump with a drill motor; don't have to crank the engine. Forgot what I do on tractors including diesel which I overhauled last winter. Think I did as mentioned; leave injectors out and valve cover off and crank till you see oil a squirtin.

This is good advice as you know the oil pump is primed properly and operating before any bearings get put under load.

Mark

It has a viscosity about half way between grease and 90w oil. Very slick and stays put

So how was rebuilding the Perkins? I have one and don"t like the oil pressure reading. Fixing to retire and may take it on as a project.

Mark

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Lubriplate 105 it will be. We just began the rebuild, so I will let you know how it goes. We soaked the block in a cut-off poly drum , in water and Zep degreaser ( purple stuff from home depot. ) and after letting it sit for a few days, we used a metal brush ( like a bottle brush ) to clean out the main oil glaaey, then thoroughly rinsed it off woth a power washer. same for the crank , head and everything else. So we know the glaaeys are all clean.

Once it comes back from the machineshop, we will begin the rebuild. We will be getting semi-finished sleeves put in, and then the final finish will be done by our machinist, to keep everything bang on correct.

Thanks

Will

It means that it remains on your bearings until you get oil (under pressure) to wash it out.

Mark