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1. Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: "John" <John@all-the-facts.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:11:39 -0500; I have a 65 B parts car that has a rotted frame. The motor I believe to have low miles and to be in good condition. I am dismanteling the parts car. I wast to preserve the motor. I am pulling it from; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00162.html (7,492 bytes)
2. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:46:42 -0500; I seem to recall that Barney Gaylord has such a device on his website (www.mgaguru.com). It was designed for an MGA engine but should be easy to adapt to the B (IMHO). Bud Krueger 52TD; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00163.html (7,984 bytes)
3. RE: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:20:02 -0600; Make a frame out of 2X6's to fit around the oil pan, similar to a furniture dolly. Fit a caster on each corner, and you're done. Easy to move around when necessary. Cheers, Lew Palmer I have a 65 B p; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00165.html (8,203 bytes)
4. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:33:49 -0600; I've thought about this also as I am considereing building up a spare MG engine. My brother said that when he was in Nam, the his aircraft engines came "canned." They were in a sealed container whic; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00166.html (8,392 bytes)
5. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:21:35 -0800; You can buy a cheap engine stand with casters for under $70-80. Or, if you have lumber and time, quickly make something that serves the same purpose. Just look at the engine mount positions and come; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00171.html (8,295 bytes)
6. RE: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:54:34 -0800; If the engine is going to sit for any real length of time I would not recomend using it as is. To be safe it should be torn down, cleaned and new rings, bearings, tappets etc installed. Any part whi; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00172.html (10,580 bytes)
7. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:50:36 -0800; I think this was very good advice in general, but changing the oil and filter after what, 5 minutes of cranking over 5 years? That seems a little (well, a lot) like overkill. Even if the oil is break; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00173.html (8,674 bytes)
8. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:32:23 -0800; Well, yeah, I was kind of assuming you'd have to go through it eventually, anyway. Then I read Kelvin's elaborate procedures... kind of makes me wonder how motors in running cars survive parked in ga; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00176.html (7,880 bytes)
9. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:19:44 -0600; The main thing I would be concerned about is rust on other components. Oil will eventually drain down. Turning an over engine periodically may prevent the pistons and other parts from seizing in the; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00177.html (8,340 bytes)
10. RE: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:25:53 -0800; Most cars don't like sitting unused for any length of time which is why rotating the engine once in a while is always recomended. I had a couple of stored engines seize solid during storage and one; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00178.html (8,848 bytes)
11. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:29:02 -0600; So, there you have it: from something simple to more work. Take you pick depending on how much time you want to spend on it, how long the engine will stand, and whether you want a single item or seve; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00179.html (7,386 bytes)
12. Re: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:49:27 -0800; True. I've never lived in the rust belt, so I may not have the proper respect for its sinister propensities... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00184.html (8,957 bytes)

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