WST,
A cam and crankshaft specialty shop I used before would give parts back to
me sprayed with clean motor oil and then wrapped them in Saranwrap. I don't
know if this is the best long term storage solution, but it seems OK to me.
Also, my understanding is that Cosmoline and Vasoline are virtually
identical substances, the Vaseline being less expensive. I guess if you can
get Cosmoline in a spray, that might be easier to work with though. Weren't
those "waxed" wrappers that new BMC parts like cams came in impregnated
with a Cosmoline or Cosmoline-like substance? What about using graphite
spray lubricant?
Gerard
At 10:41 AM -0400 8/10/02, Frank Clarici wrote:
>"Wm. Severin Thompson" wrote:
>>
>> Hey y'all,
>>
>> Any suggestions for long term storage of machined parts?
>
>Watch some of those spray lithium greases, they use a water base
>propellent. Water and oil don't mix (except when your head gasket blows)
>and the grease floats on top of the water.
>Get yourself some Cosmoline spray from Eastwood. It comes in a spray
>can, is made of a wax based material and keeps parts for decades.
>Also do not plastic bag and plastic box, you are creating a double vapor
>barrior. Any moisture around when you put the stuff in an air tight bag
>will stay there and keep condensing on your cold steel parts.
>Store them in a brown bag or cardboard box then in a plastic tote. The
>paper will absorb any moisture.
>
>I did what you are doing to a cam some years back, you wouldn't believe
>the pits on the lobes when I opened it up 5 or 6 years later.
>and it was just lithiumed and stuck in a plastic bag.
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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