Maybe off the subject a little bit. Speaking of new builds. Ever notice when you bring a block home from the machine shop and put it on the stand, then something delays getting started? With the humidity up, rust can form overnight. I can t help but think of what the inside of the oil passages look like. When I get started , I wash block with soap and water and flush oil passages , blow em out and squirtWD40 in em , but I always load the engine with oil ,right after assembly and then prime on the stand. Im guilty of over-kill on the pre-lube. Run the primer for a full 5 min, then rotate crank 90 dg. , another 5 min with primer, rotate, prime , over and over and over. Probably wasting a lot of time, but it gives me peace of mind. If the engine sits for several months before use, I know the inside of the passages have oil in them or at least are coated with oil. Not saying this is the correct way, but its just the way I look at things. Speaking of that, I must respectfully disagree with Dr D. about the spark plugs. I would never leave plugs out and allow moisture to enter the cyls. Sometimes the humidity is so bad here that the shop floor looks like a flood just came through. Seems to me that the plugs seal the cyl and keeps moisture out. I mean no offense, just a differance of opinion.