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DNK

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Bought this for my new motor and left it out of the box, (don't know if that would have made a difference).
Want to clean it up before I put it on. what can I coat it with so it don't do that again?
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Don,
How long did you leave that out in our salt air or did you use it for a crab pot weight?
Seriously can you try some steel wool and then use a rust inhibitor spray product?

Good luck,
Irene
 
Just in the garage, a month or a little more
My concern is I don't want anything bad to come off of it once the engine heats up
 
If it gets enough heat you could use the Eastwood stainless paint. Used it on a set of mainfolds, downpipes and thru to the mufflers nearly 20 years ago and other than where I've dripped on it looks the same as when I put it on.
 
DNK said:
Bought this for my new motor and left it out of the box, (don't know if that would have made a difference).
Want to clean it up before I put it on. what can I coat it with so it don't do that again?
OOPS Forgot the pic
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Is that not an oil pump pick up tube? Clean it up, put it in the engine, start the engine and the oil will protect it for the next 40 years. Or, is this a display engine? Kinda wondering why you want to coat it? I would not put it in an engine with anything other than oil on it. PJ
 
Paul- I guess my concern is...I clean it up,put in on the block and it takes me forever to finish a job and it will look like that again in a month
 
Evaporust to clean it up. Then maybe just give it a light rub with an oily rag? That's what I think I'd do.
 
Evaporust, it looses its capabilities after a few uses, but works very well when fresh.
 
Regular common vinegar will clean it up-
then (dry it and) spray it with WD40 and allow it to dry,
BillM
 
Just clean it and the oil fumes and oil spray will keep it lubed.
 
Larry p probably won't see oil for month + maybe 3
 
Clean and wipe with heavy grease wrap in oil soaked rag and put in large glad freezer bag ( or bigger ). It will be fine. Just like storing guns. I store that way and never have a problem or try the silica pkgs they use in food storage.
 
Larry will clean it up and then install on the block with the oil pan in place. I won't be able to see it but I bet in rust quickly again
Don't think the plastic bag will work.
Think I'm liking the rust inhib product
 
Storing oil in pan? Pan rusts too. A light grease will not hurt like Vaseline coated on insides should protect and will flush with first oil change. We pack Land Rover oil pumps with Vaseline to get prime started. Very thin and will not clog systems. Lived in NC for 2 yrs with a 57 Chevy and had to deal with water in tank because of weather changes and rust issues as well. Know what you have to put up with. I thought you were just going to store by itself. Could grease and only put pan on finger tight and pull and wipe when ready and torque.
 
Oil pan Ceramic coated.
No rusting there.
Vaseline would do the trick
 
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