Re: how long can it sit
 

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

Re: how long can it sit
 

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

Re: how long can it sit
 

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

Re: how long can it sit
 

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.

Re: how long can it sit
 

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

Re: how long can it sit
 

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

Re: how long can it sit
 

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.

Re: how long can it sit
 

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.