2004-2005 Honda 2.2L short block discontinued
01-26-2014, 09:10 AM
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Engine should be misted with a coat of marine 6-56.
Id imagine it could be stored indefinitely in low humidity, and temp controlled to eliminate condensation.
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Id imagine it could be stored indefinitely in low humidity, and temp controlled to eliminate condensation.
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01-26-2014, 09:21 AM
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What about vacuum sealed?
01-26-2014, 11:42 AM
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01-29-2014, 05:38 AM
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It probably wouldn't hurt to pull the valve cover and oil pan to spray a little preservation spray of some sort in there. Oil, not so much. Engine oil breaks down over time, and doesn't stick to metal well enough to protect it properly for long time periods. (Years+)
01-29-2014, 07:23 AM
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It probably wouldn't hurt to pull the valve cover and oil pan to spray a little preservation spray of some sort in there. Oil, not so much. Engine oil breaks down over time, and doesn't stick to metal well enough to protect it properly for long time periods. (Years+)
Not to go too far off-topic.. Regarding rebuilding the block.. I remember hearing about how you have to resleeve the block. Is this necessary? Can you just bore/hone and pop in new pistons or does the special cylinder liner not allow that? I've seen a lot of problems with resleeved blocks in the past (non-s2k specific), and would avoid that route if at all possible.
01-29-2014, 07:25 AM
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Borrowing on some tips from aircraft preservation, if you were to preserve a block for years, I would coat it with some preservative (Billman mentioned the marine oil- I am not familiar with that) put the entire thing in a tough container ( a sealable plastic box, metal container, or even something like a mylar bag for Christmas trees) and replace the air in it as best you can with an inert gas such as nitrogen. You can have an intake on one end and exhaust it on the other or do a vacuum/fill- whatever works.
I do have some questions: when is it likely (by milage) that one would need to replace the block? What about the head? Any problems getting transmissions?
I do have some questions: when is it likely (by milage) that one would need to replace the block? What about the head? Any problems getting transmissions?
01-29-2014, 09:44 AM
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About boring/sleeving....
The FRM cylinder (Fiber reinforced metal) can be bored .025, and still retain the FRM coating.
The big catch is this...my cost on the 4 Honda .025 oversized pistons is $880 (4 pistons, 4 ring sets). It gets very costly to repair, hence why I have a stack of blocks with scored cyls.
The FRM cylinder (Fiber reinforced metal) can be bored .025, and still retain the FRM coating.
The big catch is this...my cost on the 4 Honda .025 oversized pistons is $880 (4 pistons, 4 ring sets). It gets very costly to repair, hence why I have a stack of blocks with scored cyls.