I have accumulated 9 engines so far. I have 5 on airplaines and 4 in Ziplock storage bags with transmition fluid poured in to fight rust on bearings etc. I would like to have a more sophisticated storage method because they are taking up a whole drawer in my work room desk. I know some of you knowledgable fellows have a better method. So lets hear it, I looking for a better way.

You don't have much of a problem until you get 120 of them.

buzzingb....

....If I know I have to store an engine....and it won't be used for a period of time,
I'll flush the crankcase with a few ozs. of kerosine and Marvel oil 50/50. Then I
flush the carb with rubbing alcohol to remove the castor, which will cause sticking
if it is left too long. I am going to experiment with a squirt of pure silicon spray
into the carb after the cleaning....

There are many other flushes that will do the same thing.

FBD.

What I was thinking of was a box of some kind plastic or wood with dividers and lid. I haven't seen anything comercially available and have considered making my own storage container. I was also concidering making a display stand for my desk at work. If you have any ideas on either design pleas post them here.

a little bag of that silica desiccant is a great humidity fighter if you're just throwing the engine in a box, a better but messier method is to submerge the engine in a jar of kero and leave it there until needed


dave

Gosh, and for all these years I ignorantly just lubed 'em up good, stuffed them in a plastic bag, put the whole mess back in their box and stuck the box on the shelf or in a closet. How could I have been so naive?

Ummm, is this the correct order? Shouldn't the alcohol be first and the oil last? I realize carb bodies are frequently aluminum, but I've seen steel barrels and needles, which can and do rust. I would want to be sure the alcohol was completely gone, and everything covered with oil, before storing the engine.

I hear that if you pi$$ into the engine first, it has the effect of etching the working surfaces slightly. Then apply the oil - it doesn't matter what - and it will soak into the metal and help its preservation.

I have treated all my engines in this manner and, when recovered from storage the engines start and run with renewed vigour.

Maybe I should have mentioned the drop or two of Three-in-one oil.

Dave.

Ahhh yes, the missing link

Yahoooooo, I found something at Dollar Tree. Those plastic boxes with the closabel lids. I think it is the 3 quart size. Now my babies can hibernate in class.