Cleanest Engine Compartment
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here is the day I brought my '99 home, that dirt is still on the doors!
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great, thanks guys. another question, is a pressure washer to much or should i keep it to just use a garden hose w/spayer attachment. we are talking about 13 years of grime here. i'll try to upload some pics, never done that before.
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I feel guilty as well. I won't spend the evening cleaning my engine compartment but will feel really bad about it.
Good project for after hunting season, fuel bowl rebuild, HPOP o-rings, and oil bypass filter install.
Ryan
Good project for after hunting season, fuel bowl rebuild, HPOP o-rings, and oil bypass filter install.
Ryan
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hay that was easy. while your under the hood, does it look like i have any boot leaks or is this just normal for the age. thanks again chris
hay that was easy. while your under the hood, does it look like i have any boot leaks or is this just normal for the age. thanks again chris
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From: Longview, TX
Look at me, sounding like an expert. I've never cleaned one in my life lol. But really, pressure washer is too much.
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I used a pressure washer on mine... with the lowest pressure tip/setting it had. Just be careful around electrical connectors, intake and such. Once done, you might want to blow out the electrical connections with some air and apply some dielectric grease to them. Now that the years of abuse have all been washed away, a simple garden hose works just fine on the upkeep.
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I don't clean my engine either, other than wiping parts off if I'm working on something before I put it back together.
Rick's engine is the cleanest I've seen in person. My wife's engine is pretty clean too.
Rick's engine is the cleanest I've seen in person. My wife's engine is pretty clean too.
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Having said that, Tappit... your engine doesn't look all that bad, you'd be surprised what a little simple green and some running water will do (along with maybe a little elbow grease like Jeffery said). Can't really say about boost leaks, would need to do a leak test to ensure you are sealed up solid. You might think about doing the ccv mod while you're in there, keeps all that oil blow by down to a minimum. Welcome to guzzle's CCV mod web page
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now thats good stuff. btw, nice looking rig
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for a lady! What type of coating did you use for alt., hpop, etc.?... just paint or is it powder coated?