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Aug 15, 2003 | 07:47 PM

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Hot Tanked a Head...How To Prevent Rust...

i just recently hot tanked a b16 head and most of the oil is gone. anyway i can prevent the head from rusting? should i spray something on it? the bolts turned a little orange in color when i got it back from the shop.

Aug 15, 2003 | 08:31 PM

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Re: Hot Tanked a Head...How To Prevent Rust... (Unjockable)

wd-40 will work or just put them in regular oil ... they wont rust bad it is just surface rust ...

Aug 15, 2003 | 08:45 PM

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just spray wd-40 everywhere? let it dry?

Aug 16, 2003 | 04:22 AM

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spray WD40 almost everywhere then when your ready to install the head brake clean the parts that will contact your headgasket.

Aug 16, 2003 | 04:17 PM

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The head itself shouldn't be rusting. It's aluminum...

Aug 16, 2003 | 06:29 PM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMDA9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The head itself shouldn't be rusting. It's aluminum...</TD></TR></TABLE>

He's probably referring to the valvetrain and rocker assembly. In which case some WD40 or good ol' motor oil will work