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07-23-2014, 09:40 AM #1"Project Storm Trooper"
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When a new engine has to sit?
Ok, so here is my issue. As some on here may know i was hit with a short notice deployment to the middle east and never had enough time to really prep any thing to sit. my motor was about 90% put together just before i left and i just have a few question to make sure nothing gets hurt after it sitting for 8-10 months.
First, every thing was put to gather up to the intake, did not have the intake bolted down. will i need to take the lifters back out and resoak then in oil?
Will i need to do any thing to the barrings in the motor?
Could the cam have been damaged from sitting with pressure on it from the springs/lifters?
i really just want to make sure i don't end up damaging it at all.
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07-23-2014, 05:15 PM #2Xtreme Member
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Mine sat for 6 months on the stand. I used Lucas assembly lube on all the bearings. I left the lifters out soaking in oil, cam was coated in a thick coat of lucas prior to putting in in the block. I would also wipe the cyl walls with ATF or WD40 (I used CRC Powerlube) prior to storage. I imagine the lifters would bleed down before anything bad would happen to the cam if it did at all. I placed the intake on to keep debris out then wrapped the engine in a bag.
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07-23-2014, 07:30 PM #3InActive Member
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Assembly lube should still be on everything internal, bearings, cam etc. Lifters would have bled down but no different than letting a car sit over the winter and firing back up. You should be fine.
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07-23-2014, 08:52 PM #4Long Live the Opti
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07-24-2014, 12:07 AM #5
Just prime the oil pump/system before you install the engine while the intake is still off
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07-28-2014, 07:51 AM #610 Second N/A Club
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If they're already on you could loosen the rockers so your not compressing the open springs. Otherwise like others have said you'll be fine, seal it up in a bag to keep small critters/spiders out. When you get back pour some oil over the valve springs and into the lifter bore and continue where you left off!
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