Expert: Roger J.M. Warrington - 1/4/2007

Question
Hey, I just baught a brand new 350 (just block and heads) from a chev dealership for my 82 camaro and i have to leave the engine to sit in the crate for a year or so because im moving across country, how can i prep the engine to sit and what will happen if i just leave it sitting there dry.

Answer
Rob;
Hi well I guess the heads are on it right, well I would get some  good 10W40 wt. oil and put it in a squirt bottle and squirt some into each plug hole and some into each lifter hole , dist. hole and than put a rag or cover the dist. hole good so nothing can fall into it. than I would get some W-D 40 and spray it into each valve intake on the heads ,   if no oil filter is in it, I would get a cheep one just to put some spray on it than put it on to keep any thing out. than just spray  it up with wd 40  on bolt holes , etc. and cover all holes so nothing at all can fall into it. than when you get ready to start working on it, get a can of starting fluid and spray all of the wd-40 off , and wipe all of the oil off and replace the oil filter.  They do sell some stuff in auto supply stores that you can use but it is about 10.00 or more and if it is only for a year , I would just do like I said it will be fine.