[Walt Fricke]

I've used Torco assembly lube based on advice from an engine builder 20 years ago. You want one which is pretty sticky, so it stays put more or less until you start the motor. This seems to do that, but I'm with those who suspect not much real difference.

Torco comes in a sort of semi-squirt bottle (a short spout folds out from the cap), which makes it good for dribbling lube on rocker oil holes and sides, and on rocker faces/cam lobes on routine reassembly. Maybe others do also, and it isn't hard to find a suitable bottle if the container it comes in isn't quite suitable. I've stuck with the cam maker's recommendations when installing a new cam