Proper Packaging Engine Internals for later.

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I just tore down a b3 bottom end I've had laying around for awhile, I salvaged the oil pump, rear main cover, all the nuts and bolts, crankshaft and oil pan, the block has a pretty good amount of crud in the cylinders but I don't think it's pitted...I'll probably scrap it anyway.

Literally, if I leave bare metal in my garage it gets surface rusted overnight. I think it's because the dryer outlet in the corner making it humid and moist.. I've done everything I can to keep it under control but there's really no good way to circumvent it.

So how do I package this stuff to keep it as fresh as it is today when I open it up 3-10 years from now? I was thinking about putting each part in a walmart bag, dropping it in the oil pan and wrapping the whole thing with a big black trash bag? Should I throw any newspaper in there? Maybe wrap everything with newspaper then bag it? I'm not gonna clean anything because it will strip the oil from the metal and that little bit of oil left on everything might be what keeps the rust off?

What do you guys do to avoid oxidation of parts you want to save? I know the best place is where it sits, still put together in the block, but water got down in the cylinders and sat...and sat...and the oil was pretty milky with plenty of sludge, so I wanted to get potential good parts pulled and packed away in the cabinet or attic.

[jason_]

Wipe parts with a heavy 25w oil, or STP. Maybe grease if moisture us that much of a battle. Then wrap in newspaper soaked in oil.

Ever notice how cylinder bore rusts, yet a bearing cap removed looks near new? Oil and clearances.... Give it thought.

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newspaper soaked in oil... nice. I'll give er a shot.. Probably drop that in a plastic bag inside a plastic bag, I want to keep the shop as clean as I can.

[jason_]

I want to keep the shop as clean as I can.

Shop is not a kitchen. Good luck.



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[bomdoutscort]

Put some thin oil in a spray bottle and spray it liberally and then put in plastic bag and hug the part with the bag, or find a vacuum sealer and seal the parts.

You could also put some dessicant in the bag or box when its sealed to keep the moisture down.

[Tommychu]

Plastic won't help keep the water off. Only thing it will do is keep whatever you decide to coat the metal in from making a big mess.

http://www.fluid-film.com/

This is what most machine shops use. That said, WD40 is great too (it's precisely what the stuff was originally made for, getting water the hell out) though it's a little thin.

Or you could go absolutely nuts and keep them in a big bucket of WMO.

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Haha..like the ideas so far, tonite I just wrapped everything up in plastic bags but where I work I can drop a newspaper down in about 100gallons of 40 weight...as long as I dig the newspaper out! so ill get it all wrapped up nice tomorrow. I wish I had a vacuum sealer but I don't, maybe some other year.

[Larry Hampton]

Vent dryer outside...