Block Storage Opinion/Input...

[tmadden]

Originally Posted by HEEP

To keep it in the house, all you would need to do is get a piece of glass and lay it on top of the block. Instant coffee table. What wife would not want a new coffee table. Not really sure what the issue is. Do this and let us know how it works out. Haha

Funny

[Hydratech®]

Slather the absolute pee out of it with WD-40 and have a good day as far as corrosion (I'm talking about a 4-6 pack of cans in anywhere you can stick the straw till it is pouring out)) (let the first coat dry for a day or two and then hit it again). Reading this thread had one glaring question that came to mind, and that is the classic "select fit" process. How can a block be finish honed if the pistons that will accompany it are not on hand? Let's say that you want ___ of clearance to each piston, yet the pistons aren't in hand for the machinist. Yes, tolerances have tightened up considerably over the years with certain quality off the shelf parts, but I would not want a block that was 'finished' until the pistons were matched against the selective cylinders per tolerance variation. Every time I have built an engine, I do not let the block get honed until each piston is assigned to its respective cylinder and that cylinder is honed to perfection to match the 'slug' that will be rockin and rolling in that hole. You can hone a cylinder for 'select fit', but working a piston for clearance isn't 'proper' where I'm from... And then there is the discussion of the piston ring types, and the selective hones / finishes that should accompany the particular type of piston ring, right? My advice is have them hone short of 'spec' so that a finish hone can be done when ready to actually build (selectively piston to cylinder x 8).

Thoughts? Yeah, go pee in my beer (I know, I know)

[intocarss]

We Always Sprayed Them With WD40.. Some People Use Transmission Fluid. Or Tell Them To Bag It With The Honing Oil Still On It

[next69]

You should consider a VCI bag (Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors), we use them at work and we never have issues. They are used in the shop as well as for shipments to Asia and Europe.

The big advantage over the other methods is that the protection that is used does not affect the surface making it next to impossible to paint later on down the road.

You can get them pretty much anywhere, the link below just provided a good explanation of the technology.

http://www.tewescorp.com/vciblog/?page_id=29

[Neil B]

I stored a freshly machined small block for several years in Florida with no issues. I lubed up the bores and machined surfaces with 30-weight conventional oil, put a bag of dessicant in the lifter valley, and wrapped it in a 39-gallon trash bag. Worked perfect. The block was stored in a humid (but otherwise dry) garage.

[LS1-IROC]

WD actually makes a long term corrosion inhibitor now that works really well. We spray it on all of our bare metal components on our machinery that gets shipped in containers overseas. Never a problem.