Posted By: Adam71Charger
How to protect a longblock sitting in cold garage? - 10/17/13 06:06 AM
My fresh built aluminum headed 440 has been sitting on an engine stand in my garage for about 2 months, and it could be a couple more before Im ready to put it in the car. Besides the assembly lube and grease used during the build, no other lubricant has been added during this time. I have not rotated it either. All the open ports and holes have been taped up. It's getting cold and wet here in the great Northwest, and I'm getting worried about corrosion inside the block. Should I be turning the engine over periodically by hand? Should I be spraying some kind of oil or lubricant inside the combustion chambers? Any other precautions I should be taking?