Any good parts store will stock dedicated assembly lube, usually in a tube like Sta-Lube etc. That with a little motor oil on top is slick as snot on a doorknob. I also used to use white grease with oil on it, but quit as I learned that it doesn't dissolve in the oil very fast with "clots" floating around for a while, and if the engine sits for a while is separates out into oil and solids. The last thing I would use is an old gimmick oil-thickener like STP, the parts need to able to rotate freely while being protected, not glued together with honey- might as well assemble it with peanut butter. BTW, the 427 Ford I assembled a couple weeks ago with Sta-Lube/oil only took 7 ft-lbs of torque to rotate the entire short block assembly, and I could easily turn the crank by itself with one finger and my thumb
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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