Pickle a 7.3 (out of vehicle) ?? ?

Noiseydiesel · May 5, 2022

Going to get (hopefully) a spare 7.3 tomorrow. No idea of when OR if it will get built. Spare engine, currently "in case" of a future need.
Potential future build beyond stock. Time will tell on that one.
How best to pickle this while siting? Nasty used oil? Idealistically, disassemble and stuff into 55 gallon drum filled with---?
It will get rebuilt before being placed into service in the future.
Just no idea of the future date.

Nero · May 5, 2022

You want another one too that definitely needs to be rebuilt? I want it outta my driveway haha
As for yours, has it been sitting? Does it run? Do the usuals

Greenie · May 5, 2022

I'd seal the exhaust and the intake as tight as possible so that humidity can't enter the motor easily. A half or full ounce of Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder would keep the rings happy. I'd try to find a way to keep coolant in the motor too.

Duke57 · May 5, 2022

Nero said:
You want another one too that definitely needs to be rebuilt? I want it outta my driveway haha
As for yours, has it been sitting? Does it run? Do the usuals

Does the one in your driveway run?

TNBrett · May 6, 2022

Maybe pull the glow plugs, and shoot some fogging oil into each cylinder, then leave the glow plugs out. Hit the coolant inlet and outlet with the fogging oil too, as well as any bare metal. Then get a couple large desiccant bags and lay on the engine and wrap it up tight in heavy plastic. Ideally and engine storage bag. Then a second layer for good measure.

Nero · May 6, 2022

Duke57 said:
Does the one in your driveway run?

It did, but it has a broken piston ring on 7 and I pulled the head to inspect, now it's sitting in an engine bag on a stand under an awning

Noiseydiesel · May 6, 2022

I had to get this out of the junk yard as someone else already pulled the radiator on one end and the transmission from the other.
4 nuts and up she come for $307.
Currently covered up and strapped down in the back of the truck. I am considering a tape measure and seeing if the block will slide into a 55 gallon metal drum. Heads on top of the block and see how much is left over. I have a feeling the block wouldn't fit and the heads are too tall to all fit inside a drum if the block did fit.
Nice project for another day.

gnathv · May 6, 2022

A sealed plastic bag will condensate, could cause more trouble than it prevents.

Nero · May 6, 2022

gnathv said:
A sealed plastic bag will condensate, could cause more trouble than it prevents.

You want it then? LOL

Maybe I'll post it to classifieds for free

gnathv · May 6, 2022

Just trying to save you more problems.

ROCK HARVEY · May 6, 2022

If I had to store it outside I’d fill it to the absolute brim with oil. All the way to the top of the cylinders. Same with coolant. I probably wouldn’t worry about the outside, aside from sealing all openings.

catbird7 · May 6, 2022

I like your 55 gal drum idea! With the heads removed it would fit standing up and probably also accommodate both heads. Filled with used motor oil would provide excellent protection so long as no water was allowed in the drum. Water will settle to the bottom and allow it to rust. Other than that it would be perfectly preserved until the day you decided to rebuild.

NeverHave-I-Ether · May 7, 2022

I like the idea of storing it, but we all know what happens when we pull something apart to put back together later. Parts and bolts go missing, or we forget how to put it back together right. IMHO, leave the engine together and figure out how to store it whole.

TNBrett said:
Maybe pull the glow plugs, and shoot some fogging oil into each cylinder, then leave the glow plugs out. Hit the coolant inlet and outlet with the fogging oil too, as well as any bare metal. Then get a couple large desiccant bags and lay on the engine and wrap it up tight in heavy plastic. Ideally and engine storage bag. Then a second layer for good measure.

This seems like the best idea, except why not leave the glow plugs? :thumbsup:

Never-Have-I-Ether

Nero · May 7, 2022

Easier to fog the engine straight into the holes if you have the gp's out!

TNBrett · May 7, 2022

NeverHave-I-Ether said:
I like the idea of storing it, but we all know what happens when we pull something apart to put back together later. Parts and bolts go missing, or we forget how to put it back together right. IMHO, leave the engine together and figure out how to store it whole.

This seems like the best idea, except why not leave the glow plugs?

Never-Have-I-Ether

Because you’re spaying a liquid in there. You wouldn’t want to put the glow plugs back in, and then later on someone tries turning it over and hydro locks it. It may not be a real concern, but that was my rationale for saying it.

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