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After about 4.5 years of building, my standard-build 360 is essentially ready for its first flight. Due to the current situation, it looks like that may not happen for some time. I am thinking about re-preserving my engine. Is there a way I can spray the preserving oil into the cylinders myself? What is the procedure? Also, does anyone know of a source where I can buy the desiccant beads for the plastic dehydrator plugs? I've "recharged" my beads several times, but I'd like to buy some new ones, and I don't really need the whole plastic housing.

I guess I could also start the engine and run it on the ground once in a while, but since it's not broken in, that's probably not a good idea. Thanks for the help.

Mike Reinath
std-build 360 at about 100% (in primer and no upholstery)
San Jose, CA


[Mike, regarding the desiccant beads, contact a local glass shop and ask
them where they buy their insulated glass.  Molecular sieve desiccant is
what they use in the spacer between the panes of glass to keep the
insulating airspace dry.  Because of the huge amount of that product that
they consume they get a very good price on it, and I'd be surprised if
they wouldn't sell it to you for less than a dollar a pound.  If you can't
locate a nearby glass fabricator your next best source would be a refinery... they also use the stuff by the truckload.

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