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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Restoration => Topic started by: sixt9x33rs on October 22, 2010, 09:32:34 PM

Title: New Motor Sitting Up
Post by: sixt9x33rs on October 22, 2010, 09:32:34 PM
Subject 69 SS/RS cowl hood car.


A friend of mine just had his motor rebuilt and ran it about 1,500 hundred miles. He now has decided he wants to do a full restoration therefore putting the motor up for about a year. He is concerned that the Ethanol in the gas will harm the carb or motor. He is also just generally concerned of having the new motor sitting up for a year.
My fresh 302 sat up for over a year while I restored my 69 Z but that was in 2007, maybe the ethanol issue then was not a bad, who knows? In any case I had no problems but wanted other thoughts.

Anyway if ya'll could way in on this I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Lawrence
Title: Re: New Motor Sitting Up
Post by: ChrisM on October 23, 2010, 02:41:02 AM
The block and heads may be fine, but I think your friends carburetor will have a difficult time making it a year as the gas will dry up and the gaskets will dryout.  It will leak gas all over the intake manifold when you try to start the car.  I think that if you just let an engine sit for a year you will at least need to put a rebuild kit on the carb all else may be ok.   I don't think the ethanol will require any other extra attendion.  :-\
Title: Re: New Motor Sitting Up
Post by: tom on October 23, 2010, 03:10:37 AM
I have seen motor storage bags advertised. Don't know how much good they do. Carb could probably be drained and bagged by itself.
Title: Re: New Motor Sitting Up
Post by: 68Zproject on October 23, 2010, 04:24:25 AM
Run some race gas through it before he takes it out.
Title: Re: New Motor Sitting Up
Post by: JohnZ on October 23, 2010, 05:57:28 PM
Just turn the carb upside-down and dump the fuel out, and don't worry about it. I've had numerous engines sit for a year or so, and they don't require any special care beyond taping over the intake pad and exhaust ports; avoid a humid storage environment.