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Old 06-12-2012, 11:56 AM
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I picked up a standard bore 340 block over the weekend. I just wanted one for a spare. They are getting harder and harder to find. I was told that greasing it up good sometimes won't even stop the rust. I was thinking of using a spray grease such as a white lithium grease. I have it cleaned up pretty well and oiled and and its sitting on a engine stand covered with a heavy duty garbage bag right now. Anyone know of a better way to store an engine block?
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I grease (chassis grease) all of the machined surfaces and then but the block in a heavy plastic bag with a coupe bags of dessicant...before closing the bag I hook up the shop vacuum and suck the air out before twisting the end of the bag to close it.
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whats dessicant??
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whats dessicant??
Those are those little bags of stuff that ya see packed in some electronics boxes, and other things that says "Do Not Ingest" on the packaging.... Its a moisture 'catcher'....
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Thanks John, Sounds good and I forgot about using bags of dessicant. Good idea.
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