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Re: Longterm Storage- How to do it right?
Stole this from a guy I would trust to work on my truck.
ok heres a fairly cheap and easy answer,if the engines all in one piece loosen the rockers and temp remove the spark plugs, squirt MARVEL MYSTERY OIL into all the cylinderS AND FILL THE SUMP WITH 7-9 QTS OF CLEAN OIL TO KEEP THE BEARINGS SUBMERGED, and remove all coolant from the engine, by draining the block and use a heat gun to bring it up to about 200F, and let it dry out completely spray the whole collection of engine parts down with a good grease like LPS #3 and place the whole engine IF THATS WHAT YOU HAVE after it cools to room temp,or engine parts in large plastic garbage bags then tape them shut and place the engine or parts in a large plastic ,air tight box, the TARGET stores and several similar stores LIKE LOWES,HOME DEPOT,ETC sell LARGE TUPPER WARE TYPE air tight plastic storage boxes, that an engine will fit into when its just a short block or heads etc. for under $20
iF THE ENGINES COATED WITH GREASE AND MOISTURE FREE WHEN ITS WRAPPED
IT WILL STAY RUST FREE FOR YEARS IN THAT CONDITION
IF YOUR WILLING TO SPEND A BIT MORE THE LOCAL MILLITARY SURPLUS STORE CAN PROBABLY SUPPLY A LARGE AIR TIGHT WATER PROOF EQUIPMENT STORAGE BOX FOR UNDER $100
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