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I bead blasted a Zenith and a Holley carb, cleaned out the ports and installed new jets etc. I then painted them with fuel resistant paint.
My thoughts for putting them on the shelf and not letting the flange and inside the choke area rust .....as I didn't paint these areas.
Wondering if anyone ever tried vacuum sealing to keep out the air?

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Oil the bare metal them stick them in a clear baggy.
Don't store parts in cardboard boxes unless you like to give homes to mice.

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Agreed, try gun oil, its meant to prevent rust and cling. Treat it like a firearm. That birchwood casedy does make a spraycan called "Barricade" thats meant for long term storage.

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Put it in a plastic bag and shoot a little WD40 in the bag to prevent rust,and seal it up.

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I'm not a big fan of wd40. Works great for a short time then gets gummy. Which yea will prevent rust but if you vet some stuck to a jet or gums up the float valve then you have to take it all apart again...

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Electronics are shipped with a desiccant to keep moisture at bay! It can be used over by baking it in a oven. Put it in a plastic bag with your parts and sleep well at night!

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X2

If you don't have any desiccant left over from your electronic purchase you can buy it for not too much. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ords=desiccant

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Shoes also typically come with little sugar packet sized ones - ask at your local shoe store they may have a few layin around.

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I'd go w/ SeaSlugs coat the unpainted surfaces with Hoppe's Gun Oil smells good too:o

And, sealed in a bag with either dessicant OR the oiled paper John Deere uses to package their finely machined parts to protect them. And keep in a dry place not a wet basement or concrete block garage.

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I would use the Desiccant or oiled paper and remove the gasoline from carb before storing it.

1. Remove bolt and split the carb in half.

2. Blow air to remove gas from the passages, main and cap jets so that it does not turn to goo and plug passages and jets.

Note: Do not try to save time by leaving carb assembled and blowing air in the bowl vent on engine side of carb.

If this is done the air pressure will collapse the brass float and ruin it!

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Tbirdbird
Thank you for the comeback about testing them on a motor, which I did and then separated the upper and lower halfs and used air to blow out the jets etc.
Enclosed is a picture of my motor running stand. Thanks