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02-12-2010, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kaysville, Utah
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Best way to store Overhauled Parts?
I just received my crankshaft, cam, rods, lifters, gears, etc. from Aircraft Specialties. They were wrapped in plastic bags and in the typical cardboard boxes. I am not going to be able to finish the overhaul for some time, maybe a year or more so what is the best way to store these parts. It appears that the cam is coated in a light oil which seems like a good way to do it but the crankshaft is pretty dry. Can I coat it in engine oil and put it back in the bag and box that it came in? The other items are coated in the light oil from Aircraft Specialties. My main concern is the crankshaft. Any suggestions.
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02-12-2010, 11:04 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
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No problem to coat with a thick oil or even grease.
Another suggestion would be to keep them in a controlled environment if possible, like inside the house.
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02-12-2010, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
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Unless you live in...
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Originally Posted by Mel
No problem to coat with a thick oil or even grease.
Another suggestion would be to keep them in a controlled environment if possible, like inside the house.
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...a part of the country that uses swamp coolers...:^)
Just pick the driest location.
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02-12-2010, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
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Good Point
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Originally Posted by az_gila
...unless you live in a part of the country that uses swamp coolers...:^)
Just pick the driest location.
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I didn't think about "swamp coolers". If we used them here. EVERYTHING would rust!
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
<rvmel(at)icloud.com>
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02-12-2010, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kaysville, Utah
Posts: 100
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Mel,
Thanks for the reply. Everything is kept in my heated and air-conditioned shop (no swamp coolers - can't stand them... only refrigerated units) so the climate is controlled. Also, being in Utah, our climate is very dry which should play to my favor.
Last edited by Darinh : 02-12-2010 at 11:45 AM.
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02-12-2010, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: 8I3
Posts: 3,562
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Borrow a Foodsaver...since the bags are in rolls its easy to vacuum pack a crank or a cam with one.
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02-12-2010, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: 1T7, Kestrel Airpark , Texas
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Kept mine oiled and bagged in my master closet for 4 years, looked good as the day they were bagged when I put the engine together.
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