Fired up my newly rebuilt 216 today. .030 over,insert bearings,everything balanced,John Deere break-in oil.Started right up and ran really good. Quiet and smooth. Got about 20-25 minutes at high RPM till it started getting hot(no fan on the waterpump,just a small box fan in front of the radiator).Shut it down,set the valves,and fired it back up for a little bit to set the timing.Drained the oil(nice and clean with no signs of metal.)I know Tony,no driveway break-ins,butI'm in the middle of a frame off resto so this is just the bare chassis.
At the rate I work it could possibly be over a year before I want to start this again(plan on tearing some things apart,repainting and then starting bodywork. What's some recommendations for putting this engine into a longterm storage? I plan on pulling the plugs,shooting in some fogging oil,and rotating the crank every month or so so the valve springs don't take a set. Anything else I should do?
