Piston Ring Seating

With new rings, I just start it, let it run at about 1200 RPM for 5 minutes, slow it down, adjust the idle mixture, & drive it NORMALLY. THE RING ARE GONNA' DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO!
After the drive, let her cool a little, re-torque the head & go wash up yo' GRUBBY HANDS!
Bill W.
 
AS this is B model block cracks are common you may have missed a crack the most common place is the deck 2nd most common is in the exhaust port
look for these if it is getting hot due to coolant lose
if it is not losing coolant and your rings are not seating what is the piston to bore clearance are they to tight
 
I too am thinking possibly 2 different problems.
I'm wondering if the rings were improperly installed.
Usually overheating is as said, radiator, timing, internal crud, internal leakage.
 
Thanks tbirdtbird for your input. Your method of piston ring seating for initial engine break-in is very well accepted by overhaulers. A friend of mine who has been overhauling antique engines for 35 years, primarily Model A and Model T engines, uses the same methods, other than he likes to see it driven 200 miles that way. I did it with two of my cars with great success. If I understand correctly, the Ford Factory used a "Water Brake" machine on each engine to break them in, which did not "baby them", or was that used for just burnishing the bearings ? All comments are appreciated, and will be taken into consideration. Thanks guys ! P.S. Yes.....Road dirt which was on every road helped also to break-in the engine......for a short while.
Filters were an after thought.
 
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