Cleaning the engine ?
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From: Johnson City, TN.
Plastic bag works fine if there is one big enough. Use a trash bag if you want.
Also don't fill the alternator with water...Duh. but you already figured that. All should be fine. As I said I washed mine at the carwash and covered the airfilter. The engine was cold but I lost my PS pump cap on the way home. I must have slightly turned it and when I hit 80 or so it blew off. I bought one in a hurry at autozone and picked up my original on the side of the road the next day.
Also don't fill the alternator with water...Duh. but you already figured that. All should be fine. As I said I washed mine at the carwash and covered the airfilter. The engine was cold but I lost my PS pump cap on the way home. I must have slightly turned it and when I hit 80 or so it blew off. I bought one in a hurry at autozone and picked up my original on the side of the road the next day.
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From: Silver Lake Dunes, MI
I use the garden hose on a heavy but soft mist, prewet everything then use lots of Simple green. The first cleaning is the hardest then after that its pretty easy. I cover my Tymar with a plastic seat cover we use at the shop and just wrap it around it. Then I try to steer clear of the alternator and IDM with the spray. They get wet I just don't hold the spray on them for anytime. Also If you can hot water works even better. at the shop we have a hot water spigot for the hose that we can use if needed and it does a really good job with the simple green so remove oil. If your clothes washer is in the garage or close by you can use the hot water from that.
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