<VV> Re:CAMSHAFTS lube the heck out of them plus

[N2VZD at aol.com]

when i take an engine apart i have 2X6 blocks of wood cut and drilled to hold 
the cam and lifters in original positions. if i am saving them i oil them and 
wrap them in saran wrap. this keeps them from rusting and they store easy on 
the shelf. i have 2 or 3 always ready to use with good looking lifters and 
lobes. i drilled 2 rows of holes approximately in lobe location on the block of 
wood using a forstner bit (nice flat bottom hole)  and mark the gear end of the 
board. i have done this for years now with great success.
i use  engine assembly lube or vaseline with moly added (used to be able to 
get it from clarks , now get it from my engine machine shop guy in syracuse) 
liberally on all bearing surfaces and cam lobes etc. i keep the idle screws up 
at about 1000 rpm or more until i have put the engine in the vehicle. by then i 
have usually run it at least an hour on the bench setting up valve 
adjustments (tweaking ), distributor , and carbs. i have sevearal blocks of wood drilled 
for various jobs on engines , one to hold pushrod tubes for painting , one to 
hold heads for bench work with or without manifolds , one to hold pushrods 
and rockers with the balls to keep them together , one to hold a differential 
flat on the bench (crazy looking peice but it works nice for transporting them 
also)
if you are in a pinch for assemby lube mix your own with some moly grease and 
stp type oil mess. a touch of tranny atf fluid mixed in well with a scrap of 
rod in your electric drill and you have it. i use this same mixture on the 
pistons when installing them in the bores. i use a good paint brush to apply the 
goop (good so it mught not loose bristles )and you have a lube that stays on 
surfaces a while.also lube the distrib shaft and oil pump with the same goop.  
what did i ferget now? sealed power and others make the assembly lubes if you 
like to spend too much money on it.  ps i use the same stuff on automatic 
trannys , differentials 
regards, tim colson