Cleaning the engine compartment
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Cleaning the engine compartment
This may be a stupid question but I'm prepared to ask it...Everybody knows that a clean engine and engine compartment are a blessing to work on. What do you folks use to clean your engines and tubes etc. I'm worried about damaging plastic or electrical components but when someone opens the hood I want them to go "WOW- now that's purty!"
Thanks for all your suggestions and help.
Thanks for all your suggestions and help.
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I have heard that DOW scrubbing bubbles works well .Any engine cleaner should work. I use Greased Lightning, You can get that from Auto Zone or that Mart place.
I would now try steam cleaning because that stuff is under alot of pressure and might cause electrical problems.
I would now try steam cleaning because that stuff is under alot of pressure and might cause electrical problems.
Last edited by alabamabuddog; Mar 20, 2004 at 09:12 AM.
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I have a Home Depot 1300psi electric power washer. I put in "simple green" into the soap dispensor, and wash the engine bay after the truck has been driven and nice and hot. Cleans everything right off onto the driveway. And 1300psi is generally not enough to take the paint off anything.
I take off all the plug wires off the dizzy though, and put a ziploc freezer bag over the cap just to be safe.
Then of course I have to power wash the driveway
I take off all the plug wires off the dizzy though, and put a ziploc freezer bag over the cap just to be safe.
Then of course I have to power wash the driveway
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I powerwash my engine all the time, and never wash when the engine is running or hot. Cover the throttle body sensor and distribution cap and blast away. After that start the engine, go arond the block, and then let the hood up so that the stream can go out easy. HTH.
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if you can get to an international dealer and pick up a bottle of "ATCO International" degreaser, or ZEP Big orange, you will never go back to the other stuff again, those two products are amazing, oh and also gunk engine degreaser works really well too. and i just rinse with hot water. works out well,
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