Hi,

What are peoples thoughts on the best way to store fresh heads so they are ready to go when the rest of the engine is ready? Its going to be a while and I want to make sure they dont rust or anything.

Thanks for the guidance,

Mike

Not an expert on this but I would use something like G-96 (used for rifles) or something along that line (a light oil coating) then wrap them in a cloth and store them in a dry area, ie not the garage if you are on the coast as I am where it is humid.

Or put them in Plastic bags and liberally coat the inside of bag and heads w/wd-40.
Seal up tight.
Then don't forget to keep rechecking them every so often and respray if ness.

The pros use Cosmoline. It's a spray on waxy substance. Available at your industrial supply store. Lasts forever.

My garage has been certified as a great place to store these. Send to:

Nash
882 Countrywood Drive
Adams, TN 37010

Bought a set of heads from a guy that had them in a barrel of waste oil. Stinky good!

Swedish military maintains troops use dry- air almost everywhere, Army, Navy and Airforce. It just make time stand still. If you can get air under 50% air humid ( think it was 50 or perhaps 30%) metal won’t rust or Aluminum won’t oxidize. Here in Sweden it becomes more and more popular with air dryer for bathrooms and garages. Anyone who has tried this? A big well known company dealing with dry-air is Munthers

Tommy

I would not use WD-40, it contains water. Any type for light oil should work.
Sorry Doug, not trying to put you down or anything, but I'm not a big fan of WD-40 and not to many people know it contains water. I use LPS

Mike, great to see you are still here now and then! Sounds like the bird is getting closer and closer!

I would check with a machine shop in the area. Should still be a few good ones in San Carlos/Belmont or Redwood City that can give you the best advice. But I do agree, cosmoline is about as good as it gets. Most machined parts are shipped with this stuff on it... But a good light oil will do the trick. Just re apply now and then.

Just bought a set of heads for my bird recently too, but they are not new... and when I build them up, tye will get swapped out right away.

Good to see you chime in!

Brett!

I stored my #16 heads for about two years after I had them done. I sprayed them with Sprayon #711 spray (kind of like WD-40, but made for this purpose), and I tied them up in garbage bags. I kept them in my garage and they were ready to go when I finally got ready to use them this past winter.