My experience with WD40 and stored firearms indicates rust prevention is not
it's strong suit. Less than a year later, rust was forming.
I would consider one of the engine assembly aerosols. Berryman makes a
product called Lubrex which is designed for assembly of engines that are to
be stored on completion. There may be something better, but I've not found
it. Have you check with Eastwood?
Rex Burkheimer
Marketing Director
WM Automotive Warehouse
Fort Worth TX rex@wmautomotive.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@Prodigy.Net>
To: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>; <Duncan120@aol.com>
Cc: <gerrybraz@voyager.net>; <kmr@pil.net>; <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 9:46 PM
Subject: RE: Storing Parts
>
> I think no matter how you lay a crank down, the weight will not be evenly
> distributed over the entire length. Some portion will be "bridging" the
surface
> it is laying on. In an engine the crank is supported at each main
journal.
> Anyway, when I visit my crankshaft shop he has them all standing on end.
Good
> enough for me!
>
> As far as a preservative it's my understanding that was the original
intent of
> WD40 was as a preservative, it just happens to get rid of squeaks too.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Susan and John Roper
> >Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 8:32 PM
> >To: Duncan120@aol.com
> >Cc: gerrybraz@voyager.net; kmr@pil.net; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Storing Parts
> >
> >
> >
> >I think more properly that you don't want to lay them on a
> >hard(concrete)floor, as over time they could take a slight set. My
> >understanding is that so long as the surface is not unyeilding, no
problem.
> >John
> >
> >Duncan120@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 8/6/00 8:47:21 PM Central Daylight Time,
> >> gerrybraz@voyager.net writes:
> >>
> >> << Why? Do they make great wind chimes?....seriously, why? >>
> >>
> >> Well, that's what I heard over the past years (25 or so) so they don't
> >> distort or "bend."
> >> I can't quote the exact source but it may have been one of Smokey's
tech
> >> articles or
> >> maybe a picture of a NASCAR shop ?
> >>
> >> Ron
> >
> >
> >
>
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