Thread: Putting my 454 in storage!

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It should be fine - even after years of storage. Here are some ideas, though.

Get all the water out of the motor. Drain it and blow it out with air. Change the oil and filter. Dump all of the fuel out of the carb - even if you have to take the float bowl(s) off. I'd take the carb off and seal intake manifold with duct tape. If the exhaust manifolds are still on the car, duct tape over the ends. Take the spark plugs out and squirt a little oil in the cylinders. Put the spark plugs back in finger tight. Tape over the water inlet and outlet necks. Best to store it inside somewhere.

Loosening all the rockers is probably a good idea too. It will seal off all the cylinders. People say it takes the stress off the springs, but considering all the stress they take in 100,000 miles or so, I'm not sure that's true. However, it won't hurt - unless you forget to reset them before you try to fire it up.