Planet Minis

ratae

Hi
Just about to remove the standard Honda 4speed manual engine from my Gorilla to upgade to Honda Nice , the standard engine is in 'mint' condition , unmarked cases etc etc....

The Carb , isn't an issue , but I would really interested in alternative ways to Store the Engine for a long period of time , hopefully minimalising storage decay internally & externally !
I was concerned with the regular cool damp conditions we get over here , rather than the occasional run of sunshine during the summer months.



For the quick witted , yes its in a sturdy crate

Thanks for any comments
Richard

big'n'slow632

See if you can get it vaccum packed like for food storage (might be hard with such a large crate)? But what about trying to wrap it like a marina does for boats with the heavy duty vynal wrapping? Yeah, maybe dumb, but just trying to throw some ideas out there......

Nittokid

Take the carb off and fill the entire engine with oil.

Ands1

Fancy selling the engine mate
Andy

cdoublejj

keep it at room temperature. put it in your closet or something.

jrotten

if it was me for the internals,i would run till hot,change the oil,then restart and use fogging oil to coat the pcylinder walls,valves,then i would be sure it was at tdc,or loosen rocker arms so that valves aren't open allowing moisture into cylinder.tape,then bag intake,exhaust port.lastly coat outside of engine with a petroleum based corrosion preventive spray-should be able to get at boat shop's