The main reason to install the rings dry is the oil ring, if it is installed wet as in dripping, the engine will always pump oil into the combustion chamber. The top rings need very little oil and for sure not synthetic oil, best is non detergent to seat quickly. The reason to rev. the engine is to oil everything under the ring package on start up.
Thanks for post this,it explains why my 9N tractor smokes today. The guy who rebuilt the engine stated he used plenty on on the cylinders when he put it together, I questioned him about it then and he was going to redo it but later passed on while a month after that. Thanks again.
