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Jan 3, 2009 | 02:28 PM

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affects of short block sitting around

Say I orderd a freshly put together short block, but Its not installed for a while. How long can it sit around before things start to go wrong? How can you protect it from sitting around long term?

Jan 3, 2009 | 02:42 PM

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i would guess keep it well covered, protected and dry and you would be good a long time

Jan 3, 2009 | 03:08 PM

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I spray mine every month with WD-40 to keep surface rust from forming. I also rotate the crank a few times to make sure the cyl walls get coated.

Jan 3, 2009 | 06:48 PM

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i agree with dave88z...wd-40 that bad boy, keep it extremly clean and dry, and rotate it every so often to keep it in good shape

Jan 3, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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Use Caution in what type of oil you use.... The cylinder walls and rings might get pissed....

Jan 4, 2009 | 09:11 AM

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Use Caution in what type of oil you use.... The cylinder walls and rings might get pissed....

Is WD-40 good or bad? What oils should not be used?
Off topic but CTS are you a mechanic? I am a mechanic, and my wife and I are looking to move to the Charlotte area. I am wondering what a good mechanics salary is down there. Shoot me a PM if you have time.

Jan 4, 2009 | 11:41 AM

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What about just regular oil?

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Jan 4, 2009 | 09:12 PM

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Marine fogging oil. Good stuff, puts a nice film of oil on cylinder walls that hangs out a long time. Spray it, rotate to coat cylinder walls, spray again and cover up. Good for quite a while. Probably not a bad idea to hit lifter bores etc as well.