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bobss396 · 09-05-2014, 02:22 PM

I have a Chevy 350 that is about to wake up after a 30-year nap. That one, I fogged it with MMO until it stalled out, pulled the plugs and gave each cylinder a few squirts too. Taped up any external port with duct tape, wrapped it in plastic and put it on a pallet on my garage floor. I gave the damper a turn about 5 years ago and it moved freely.

My brother built a nice 327 short block up while in HS. That was oiled up, wrapped in a couple of black plastic garbage bags, set on a couple of pieces of 2 x 4 and stood up on the back end of the block in the corner of the garage. 7 years later, it was unwrapped and found to be as he left it, spotless and that turned over easily.

09-05-2014, 02:22 PM	#5
bobss396 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 721	Re: Storing a rebuilt engine I have a Chevy 350 that is about to wake up after a 30-year nap. That one, I fogged it with MMO until it stalled out, pulled the plugs and gave each cylinder a few squirts too. Taped up any external port with duct tape, wrapped it in plastic and put it on a pallet on my garage floor. I gave the damper a turn about 5 years ago and it moved freely. My brother built a nice 327 short block up while in HS. That was oiled up, wrapped in a couple of black plastic garbage bags, set on a couple of pieces of 2 x 4 and stood up on the back end of the block in the corner of the garage. 7 years later, it was unwrapped and found to be as he left it, spotless and that turned over easily.