Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: KrisZ
What about all the metal shavings from drilling and tapping the threads? I doubt Nick used grease on the tap.
Drilling into a new block is loaded with hazards.
It is a 1 cylinder B&S though, I think Nick established that they can run quite a while with a 10% sand mixture in the oil. If nothing happens in the first hour, nothing ever will.
I seized a couple engines when I was younger and they came unseized and kept on going for years after.