Savage_mt2_Attack

What is the best way to store an engine over the winter? I have a fairly new Axial .32 that i dont want to run during the winter. I am planning on using my old f4.1 instead. Any tips would be well appreciated!

pythonfan

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2-3 drops of after run oil where the glow plug goes, and 2-3 in the carb, crank it a few times, and that's it, ready for the winter summer anything.

nothinbetr2do

run all the fuel out of it, then put in some after run oil. also keep it from freezing as you said winter time

mazdab2600

zip-lock bag it as well.

just an extra thought.
anyone thought about those little silica bags that come with tools or other metal parts for taking moisture out?

proptop

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Make sure you run it dry the last run of the season...then load it up good with after run oil...then put it in a zip-loc bag...it'll keep that way as long as you want. (I've got model airplane engines that are 60+ years old and have been stored like that and would be good to go at any time)

Take the plug out and put some oil in through the plug hole and carb...about a teaspoon full...turn the engine over to get the oil worked into the nooks and crannies...the wrist pin is prone to rusting as well as the bearings and crank, so you need enough to slosh around and get under the piston.

When you want to run it again, flush it out well just before you want to run it, with fuel. (take the backplate off to make sure you get the oil rinsed out real good...)

Automatic transmission fluid makes a good after run oil (ARO ) and it's relatively cheap.

smalltownsavage

WD-40 seems to work rather well to help flush out all of the old fuel and moisture. It even helps if you have an engine with an internal 1-way bearing like my 4.6 that doesn't want to catch during start up.

black mamba

X2. That's all I do in addition to draining the tank and fuel lines-but you should be doing that all the time anyways.

electricnitro

One other thing no one has mentioned is to leave the piston at bottom dead center of the stroke. This will keep the pinch intact.

Vigilante212

wd-40 is a water repellant/oil. you should use a degreaser on a oneway bearing thats slipping.

black mamba

You should be doing this all the time as well.

electricnitro

Thats very true. By doing that will give you WAY more life to your engine. Its just not talked about enough. Especially to the noobies.