Storing an engine in a gargage..

[dynebaruk]

My plan is to buy an engine and then keep it in my garage so I can work on it, just doing stuff like clean it up, new headgasket etc.

But I'm no whizz kid with engines and I'm a skint uni student so I'll only be able to buy parts when I can afford them so I expect it'll take me 6 months or more to get the whole thing done, so my question is:

Will the engine still be ok to use if it hasn't been run for 6-12months? Or could this cause me problems with stuff seizing up? Any other advice I might want to think about?

Thanks :y:

[williamsvts]

will be fine aslong as its not started rusting up already. if your rebuilding it your be stripping it anyway.

[dynebaruk]

I won't be rebuilding all of it though, just the head probably and giving the outside a good clean up and paint to make it look tidy.

[williamsvts]

just put some fresh oil in and it'll be fine.

[boz]

yep fresh oil, take the plugs out and turn the crank over every now and then for 5 mins ;)