Originally Posted by
1/8 IC Fan
As wingracer stated. You have to care for motor, no matter what. The fuel is Hygroscopic so it will attract water / rust.
Also many of us actually fully disassemble our top of the line motors to inspect and further clean them before break in. This way we know the true condition of the motor prior to use, and should anything happen.
Ive noticed that it is good practice to disassemble and inspect new motors before break in... At the time when i first acquired this engine i was not as confident in my ability to assemble and disassemble these engines and thus i ran the engine and broke it in without ever looking at its internals (aside from having the head off) until now.
Now i am far more confident in my abilities and have cleaned this engine out and removed the rust from the crank. Its actually a very rewarding and satisfying process!
In future I will dissasemble and inspect my motors before running them. I will also be extra careful taking my time in the after run process.