Topic: Engine storage till fall?
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BURBANK, WA - USA
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I just picked up a 350 long block at a really great price. It was just pulled from the donor a week ago and sat in the rain yesterday and today until I could pick it up. I don't plan on rebuilding it until this fall. My question is "What is the best way to store the block in order to minimize the formation of rust until I can rebuild it? I have it in the shop out of the weather, but what else should I be doing?
Your collective insight is appreciated!
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Lifetime Memberman i have no idea but i would think that some oil rubbed on the metal and maybe, if possible hooking it up to some water and power souce and running it to coat the internal pieces, i am sure some one with more knowledge, sorry. btw it is great to hear you are going to carson city us.
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Thanks Larry. For now I am just working on trying to get the water out.. I sprayed it down with WD-40 just as a start, and I am going to try and blow out all the passages, pull the heads and oil the cylinders...
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Once you get it cleaned and oiled, you can buy baggies made just for the purpose from Summit Racing and Jegs. That will seal it from crud, critters, humidity and potential rust problems until you can rebuild it.
thanks gun, that is good to know for everyones info, see nuke i didn;t no diddly, that is way i pray i never have to do anything to mine, lol lol lol
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I would say to dry it out as best as you can by keeping it inside and warm so any puddled water can dry out...
if you're only going to rebuild it and not run it before hand...
fill the crankcase wtih a few extra qts of oil to submege the crank and stuff... pull the spark plugs and spray in some storage preservative ( stuff for seasonal items such as snowmobiles and so forth) or other lube and reinstall plugs, pour a quart of oil down the intake.... once you know the interior is well oiled....
take a can of a spray lube and spray the exterior, toss a few bags of dessicant ( moisture absorber) on the intake, wrap it in a heavy plastc trash bag, and keep a eye during the summer humid months...
The only thing I would add is after you pour oil in the spark plug holes is manually turn the crank over a few times to coat the cylinder walls with oil. Then put the plugs back in.
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BURBANK, WA - USA
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Thanks for all of the great ideas. I'm going to order a storage bag for it this weekend. A related question: When I pull the original motor next spring I want to put it into something more substantial than a plastic bag. Does anyone know if someone makes a plastic storage container for motors?
Thanks! Carl
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