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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg
The rust got there because I used water after each overheat and rinsed the block with water at the begining of August, months before pulling the head. This engine hasn't turned since that time, so it sat around and got some rust. I'll clean it up when I take the engine apart. The main thing is to keep it oiled now so the cylinders don't rust over winter. My garage floor has a lot of road salt soaked into the concrete from my dad driving his cars in every day during the winter, and that salt really makes things rust. I layed down plastic and covered it with old carpet, but things still rust from the damp unheated garage. I wanted to spray ATF on the bottom of my Model A again, but the winter came much too soon.
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Ah, it makes more sense now.
Years ago somebody gave me a gallon of some stuff called CLP...Cleaner, Lubricant and Protectant. It had a Mil-Spec number on the label, and it was Military Surplus stuff. I really like it for just what you are doing, just put it in a spray bottle and coat it liberally. Not sure if you could find it where you live, and I havent searched for it here lately. Not quite the coating of Cosmoline, it will wash off easily with kerosene or gas.Just a thought.