how long can it sit
 

Well kiddies my father & son build has come to a stop for now. Not only because of unemployment but my health has turned on me.
What I need to know is how long can I let the new engine sit before I have to worry? Everything on it & in it is brand new and all sealed up
0 miles, just like a crate.

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Just rotate the motor every so often and you'll be fine.

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got assembly lube on everything? Should be fine for a while, sorry to hear you had to take a break from it.

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:(

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full rotation or just a couple cranks on the crank

even a little extra

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Should be fine for a good while. BTW what has you sick?

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If its wraped in plastic, don't wrap it to tight needs to have ventilation or moisture will be traped causing rust.

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The more you rotate the crank the worse off its going to be when you start it... I dunno why he would recommend that.

Just make sure you put some wd40 in the cylinders and keep plugs in it. You'll be fine for a few years.

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Locate some dessicant, simmilar to the silica gel used in shoes, and include that in your wrapping, it will help absorb moisture. also WD-40 the hell out of it.

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ill ship you two bags of dessicant and a big hunk of VCI paper if you want it cant find the vci :) :) :)

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fyi.. i just put a bottom end that sat in someones garage for about 1 year wrapped lightly in plastic, and i took it apart, checked all the bearings and scuffed the cylinders with wetsand 1500 grit paper to get the buildup off the cylinders .. and when i put the engine in the car.. even tho i checked the rings on the pistons, they had some rust on them i didnt see and it rubbed the top of the cylinders enough to give me low compression in cylinder 2.
i am pissed about it so it will be fine sitting just make sure if its a long time its gonna sit to CHECK EVERYTHING TWICE!!! now i just dropped the block off at the machine shop and its gonna b another $120 and 4 days til i get it back in the car

i hate doing ---- twice but it should be okay if you check everything before just assuming its okay and put it in

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probably to scrape off any rust buildup on the cylinder walls before it gets bad

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WD40 is kerosene, and not a lubricating oil. As such it washes away any lubricants and then evaporates. Dump some light oil in, like Marvel Mystery.

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You can buy a fogging oil to keep engines fresh while they're being stored. You're usually supposed to load them up when they're running, though.



http://www.amsoil.com/StoreFront/fog.aspx

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pennzoil makes a marine fogging oil, it's pretty cheap if you can't find the above ^^^^^

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id' let it sit for however long you want, then pull the plug wires, the fuel pump fuse and crank for a while. reinstall and your good. as long as you put some sort of lubrication when you built it, you will be fine

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I think the engine is on the ground.

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No ----. But thats how its been done for years and the engines at our shop show zero rust and problems. Hell we just ran a 410 that sat for almost 3 years, checked it with the bore scope before we fired it off and it was all good.