What's wrong with plastic?
Storing engine parts?
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Look.... I try at times to actually give expert ,experienced and knowledgeable recommendations and advise on forums. Now if there is another camshaft manufacture or engineer on this forum pleeeeez, I welcome his/her comments! Plastic can hold moisture which can cause pitting on polished lobes and journals. To my knowledge no top brand camshaft company wraps any of their camshafts by themselves in plastic.
But if you have and had no problems good for you! As I often say with some of my projects "it works for me"!
Not arguing...just asking. Just wondering because lots of new cars parts are wrapped in plastic. I do see your point about holding in moisture, especially if not vacuumed sealed. Lot time ago, parts were wrapped in oiled brown paper. But now, a lot of parts are wrapped in plastic...even the cars themselves (partially).
Anyway, I think the key is to have a thin layer of oil or something to protect the machined surfuraces from rusting/corroding.
Anyway, I think the key is to have a thin layer of oil or something to protect the machined surfuraces from rusting/corroding.
Oil as you described may not adhere to a polished cam lobe or cam polished journals. Even common axle grease would be better the any oils mentioned on a cam shaft for storing it!
I've heard that before from 'old timers' as well (no, I'm not calling you old)...I guess because of the polished surface, the oil would 'sheen' off over time...
Back in my apprenticeship, we youngsters where advised to put a coat of vaseline / Petroleum Jelly on measuring tools when we put them aside for storage to prevent rust. Worked well.
sorta off topic... sorry.
I suppose those measuring "tools" not instruments were not used for precise measuring. Anything less then a perfectly clean and dry precision measuring "tool" you can get inaccurate measurement ?
yup sonny us'in ole timmers we jus pu a spit on it a rubit real good like kleen, and then slap som bacan grease to preserve it . Jus got ta keep away from the burd Dawg cuzin he'll lick it clean off!
wrap them in an oily rag and put them on the shelf. But why are you storing camshafts or any engine part? If you are not going to use it now it is just something for your children to find later, question what it is and then throw them in a dumpster.
doing this in this method ^^^^^^ will not protect most camshaft from getting some pitting and rust oxidation etc. If you must use a rag then use a grease and cover both the cam shaft and the rag well and then wrap the rag and camshaft in a newspaper.
BTW I store hundreds of parts ... and I am glad I do because I have hundreds of project each year that I can go look for in my "stored" parts collection. That's what a called a hobbyist!
And if it is camshaft(s) I would love to see the response from some that have several camshafts they have tried and didn't work as expected and kept it for another engine or future project? Its what we do!
The American OEMs wrap their parts in VCI paper after coating them with oil.
I would coat them in Boeshield T9 or similar waxy lubricant(RP-342 is the closest thing to cosmoline as one can get) and store them as hermetically as you can. Keep in mind, many waxy lubes aren’t tested to go beyond 6 months.
I would coat them in Boeshield T9 or similar waxy lubricant(RP-342 is the closest thing to cosmoline as one can get) and store them as hermetically as you can. Keep in mind, many waxy lubes aren’t tested to go beyond 6 months.
Of corse you have to clean them before you use them again. Plug gauges, gap gauges, gauge blocks, (Johannsen gauges) etc.
This Company: https://www.mtu.de/engines/ Precise enough craftmanship?
Auh ok If u are implying that u work in the Aircraft industry then I only see that we may simply have a little in commonOf corse you have to clean them before you use them again. Plug gauges, gap gauges, gauge blocks, (Johannsen gauges) etc.
This Company: https://www.mtu.de/engines/ Precise enough craftmanship?
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I think you will find that it has a light grease . And although I was quick to respond I should have said to store AS IN STORAGE , TO STORE . That picture if it is your cams is in a packaged for retail sales . But nice find
These are set of my Cams I offer and notice that they are in a box, plastic bag and coated with a light grease for shipping and RETAIL sales. Not intended for necessarily storing. Maybe I should have a BEST INSTALLED BY date on the box ? lol
If you look real close at me picture you can actually see the light grease on the inside of the plastic that was applied to the cams
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once again like a few other this is not for storing or did you miss the question in the first post by the op As always people to some degree don t want to read the correct way of doing something only what they think is the correct way. LOL
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