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| | | | Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 771 Former BMW Rider | | Former BMW Rider Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 771 | Does anyone have a good 'recipe' for storing an engine. I have a complete 235 that I'd like to preserve for use at a later date.
Thanks, | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 | Store in a dry location !
Over fill with oil so crank is covered.
Fill any open hole so bugs or mice cannot get in, tape is not an option here.
Spray the cylinders down before screwing in spark plugs.
If it's going to set a long time, back of the rocker arms to reduce valve spring pressure on open valves.
Oil down the rocker shaft with a STP type, sticky/stringy oily type stuff of your choice.
Drain all coolant, wouldn't hurt to run it on a stand to heat it up and dry it out.
Sticking valves and rusty cylinders are the main storage problems.
Plan on carburetor rebuild if storing it, or fill with a lot of WD40 to possibly save it.
Store engine in sealed trash bag with lots of those packets of moisture absorbent
Store in a dry location ! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 491 Unconventional Thinker | | Unconventional Thinker Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 491 | Thanks Joe. I'll be storing my 350 soon and I will be doing this recipe. I had a different crate 350 that had about 60k on it when it was removed, so it was basically just broke-in. I thought I had protected it extremely well, it was covered the entire time and was stored under the eve of the house because I have no storage on the property. I was looking at bringing it back into service back in 2013, and #4 & #6 cylinders had badly rusted. Those were the only two, but the engine was junk. Shy of a rebuild it wasn't going to be used again. I didn't know about the various protections you mentioned here, but glad I know about them now. This current 350 will be used again and I want it to be in as good condition as possible when it comes time to rebuild it.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 771 Former BMW Rider | | Former BMW Rider Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 771 | Thanks Joe, I appreciate the information! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 1,003 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 1,003 | 1 more thing. Any outside area is not considered a dry location...  | | |
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