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lesingepsycho

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Hello!

I am looking at my engine block in the bag and wondering if I should get some of those little silica dessicant packs to toss in there. You know, like those little packs that come in the toe of your shoes or in coat pockets and pants pockets to suck out the moisture. Because I live in rainy and humid Portland, Oregon, I'm worried about moisture and rusting of the block while I'm doing the build. Sure I'll douse it all with WD-40 each time before I bag it but the dessicant packs seem like cheap insurance. What do you guys think?

JACK
 
How long are you planning on taking?
 
Jack,
If you coat it with WD or something along the lines of Boeshield T-9, that will be plenty. The bags wouldn't hurt as a "just because".
Question please, what shade of yellow are your wire wheels?

Dug
 
I used to have some plastic thingies that screwed into the spark plug holes that I figured had some sort of moisture prevention capacity. I think they were blue...
Bill
 
Check out a product called LPS 3 and use that INSTEAD OF WD40. Here's what somebody named Bob told me when I posted a question similar to yours on another forum a while back:

"I vote LPS-3.
I stopped using WD-40 after seeing what it can do if your not careful.
WD-40 will definitely extract the moisture from components but it must then be wiped dry again within 24 hours and then resprayed. If not, the moisture that it extracts will sit on the metal and corrode it over time. WD-40 does not provide any level of corrosion protection once it evaporates.
We were ordered to stop using it at work over 20 years ago. We switched to CRC or LPS-1,2,&3 products and had no further problems."
 
LPS-3 and CRC are far better products. Seeing that he said dousing each time before bagging, WD-40 would be safe.
But the advice of LPS-3 and or CRC is far better, I'd quickly agree.

Dug
 
Use a paper bag, it absorbs moisture, plastic bags create moisture.
And use plain old motor oil to keep things from rusting
 
Thanks for the input! I am pretty sure we stock LPS-3 at work for our building mechanics. I'm a carpenter so I don't generally have a need for the stuff but I'm sure I could play magician and make a can disappear then reappear in my garage!

Trevor, I really don't know how long it will take but I am simultaneously remodelling my bathroom so it's really up in the air. I'm still acquring parts for the turbo but I may just try to build the engine and get it in the car and broken-in in the meantime.

Dug, the wire wheels are "technically" green. It is Krylon 2920 "Lime" in a Satin sheen. It looks lighter in the pic than on the car. I've gotten mixed reactions but I absolutely love it. I think I get a kick out of watching the rock-stock guys turn that same shade of green!
:sick: :pukeface:
:lol: :lol:

JACK
 
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