How to store Built 306 for long time

[87GT 306]

Im just curious what I should do to store my 306...I wont be putting it back into a car for a while, so what should I do to store it?

 

[Brett88lx]

With my 302 short block I just put it on an engine stand and sprayed almost a whole can of WD-40 all over her till she was dripping like crazy. Then I wrapped her up nice and tight with a crapload of renalds wrap.

I'm not sure if I did the right thing myself but I did it anyways. Good luck to you.

 

[RYC CUKR]

I would put it on an engine stand and wrap it up real good.

I would also pull the pushrods so that all the valves are closed just to prevent anything from getting into the cylinders and would put dessicant plugs in place of the spark plugs to prevent any moisture build up in the cylinders.

 

[68torinogt]

pulling the pushrods and lubing it up along with wraping it in shrink wrap are all great ideas


i never thought bout the shrink wrap till you said so

 

[Mustang5L5]

Is it together?


Fill it up with oil and bag it

 

[Marlboro_Man]

Is it together?


Fill it up with oil and bag it

Fill it FULL of oil!

Pan on, valve covers on, and an intake if you can.

Anything you can do to keep important parts from being exposed to moisture, and keep it oiled up to keep it from rusting would be a good idea.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Yup, that's what i meant. FULL of oil

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Is it together?


Fill it up with oil and bag it

There ya go. FILL it with oil...untill it won't take anymore, then get some really strong lawn bags and bag it up with a couple bags. Either heave headers on it or duct tape the exhaust ports with a few layers before you bag it up.

DO NOT forget to change the oil before you try to start it

 

[z2o_what]

With my 302 short block I just put it on an engine stand and sprayed almost a whole can of WD-40 all over her till she was dripping like crazy. Then I wrapped her up nice and tight with a crapload of renalds wrap.

I'm not sure if I did the right thing myself but I did it anyways. Good luck to you.

WD-40 makes my stuff rust really bad after it dries.

 

[Roland69]

I was going to say fill it with oil and wrap it but that was already said

 

[QUIKSVT]

WD-40 makes my stuff rust really bad after it dries.

WTF?

 

[87GT 306]

should I leave the heads on or pull them? Theyre aluminum

 

[Blk91stang]

WTF?

I do believe WD-40 dries up after a short period of time. It's not like an oil where it wont evaporate. It's possible that the WD-40 will clean the metal of any grime, than when it dries, you have bare metal = rapid rusting in humid environments.

Remember, anything is possible!

 

[spiff]

hrmm.. I honestly don't know if it should be sealed up completely, because I'd still want it to breathe incase you got some moisture trapped in there when you seal the bag up (which you will)

 

[87GT 306]

So pop the heads off, grab the pushrods, and load the cylinders with oil?

 

[Blk91stang]

woah. If the heads are already torqued down, leave them on. If they are not torqued down, than take them off and wipe down the cylinder walls with a thin coat of oil to reduce rust buildup. After ALL of the metal bare surfaces are coated with a thin coat of oil, cover it with a blanket or wrap it in saran wrap to keep debris from getting in the motor. There is no reason to keep it in a air tight condition. The only thing I would worry about is dirt getting in the motor which is why it should be covered well using a moving blanket with bungee cords going around it which would be my choice. My father had his shortblock sit on a stand for 2 years with a moving blanket over the top and the motor fired up with no problems. A quick oil change after startup will cleanse the system of moisture and any small debris.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I actually kepy a shortblock on a stand wide open for about a year with NOTHING On it. All i did was spray it with WD-40 every now and then.

Then one day we cleaned it up, oiled it up, slapped it together and threw it in a Mustang and fired it up

 

[68torinogt]

with the filling it with oil is just going to be a huge mess one way or another!!

 

[Mustang5L5]

Ok fill an old bathtub up with oil and dunk the engine in there for a couple years.

 

[68torinogt]

now that is more like it