Chris Chandler wrote:
>
> Chris Delling wrote:
> > and in a unheated garage in
> > Michigan in December, corrosion is a concern. Anyone have any ideas about
> > somthing that can be sprayed or painted onto the bare metal to prevent this?
>
> Whereabout in MI? I'm in Gobles (about 25 miles west of Kalamazoo).
> My MG is also sitting in my unheated garage. Head isn't off yet, but
> I'm through the rockers...
>
> Chris
> 72 B
I've had an MGB engine with the head off since last winter, and there was no
appreciable rust that was obvious to me the last time I checked in October. I
think
as long as there was engine oil in the engine, you'll be OK. Just to be sure,
you
might want to cover everything in a thin coat of 20w-50. When you get your
head
back, however, DO NOT leave it sitting around unless the machine shop put it in
a
sealed bag. They spray some kind of rust inhibitor stuff in there to keep rust
from
forming. If you get it back as plain, clean metal, buy a box of oven roaster
bags,
put the head in there and spray some WD-40 in there to keep it rust-free.
Good luck!
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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