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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Do not use water, instead use WD 40. It will get the grime off and you do not need to rinse. This was told to me by my Ford service tech. I used it and it worked great.
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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LOL @ Jim... She can come on down here, I'll pay for her the rest of my life! Watch this turn out to be Bear's wife or something.. Then I'mma feel real bad considering we are soldiers..
LOL...no, not my wife
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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LOL...no, not my wife
Ok bear, so how much did all those accessories cost. I'm looking at what's left on my CC's so I can make my truck look better and find something like her to pose on it. Or in it. Thank God my wife don't know how to use the internet. ROFLMAO

Originally Posted by bamacommander
Do not use water, instead use WD 40. It will get the grime off and you do not need to rinse. This was told to me by my Ford service tech. I used it and it worked great.
WD-40 on the engine?? Wouldn't that burn off pretty nasty?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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I for one wouldn't think for a second about spraying a running motor with wd-40.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 05:09 AM
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wow this ones over a year old, I just did my engine again last week -no problems!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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I for one wouldn't think for a second about spraying a running motor with wd-40.
No WD40 for me... That stuff attracts dirt like a 4-year-old kid in a playground!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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I did a wash once with some "Engine Cleaner" - shortly thereafter starting having problems with turbo boost. When I finally got around to checking/pulling/replacing the EBP sensor, found the contacts were corroded. As this sensor contacts are facing upwards, it appears the chemical can seep into the connection fitting and wreak havoc.

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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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so what does everybody recommend for cleaner on these engines
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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I know lots of people that use Simple Green and have very good results.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Adam's polish also has a product. I would use any cleaner with a balanced PH.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Don't get tooooo excited about the gal.

That truck has 8" of lift and running 37s....so that would make her like 50 inches tall.

She is purty though. No offense to Bear.

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