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Old 05-31-2009, 05:53 AM
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Default Long term engine storage

Engine storage, I last ran my engine on the dyno almost 2 years ago, and have since had it in storage, I have been turning it over at least once a month to change to different valve springs that are compressed, it may have been turned over by hand two or three hundred times over this period, mostly with spark plugs removed and a few squirts of WD40 down the plug holes!

I had this horrible thought that there may not be much oil left in the crank journals and on the bearing shells, as the oil pump hasnt been connected to the main oil gallery since the last time the engine ran. I am hoping the Delo 400 15w 40 is still clinging to the rotating bits
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