Cleanin' it!
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From: Washington State
Cleanin' it!
AAAAHHHHHH spring has sprung! Birds are singing! Breezes are blowin'! Soft billowy clouds floatin' overhead! This time a year always means one thing...
Time to scrub ALL that salt and crap off from underneath my truck!!
This included my engine. Now, this ain't my old diesel where I'd give it a bath down with the ole high pressure do-it-yourself car wash place. So I thought I'd ask you all if you had any tips.
Last time I just wiped everything down with a damp rag. This time I think I'm gonna need a bit more than that.
So, how do YOU wash your engine?
This included my engine. Now, this ain't my old diesel where I'd give it a bath down with the ole high pressure do-it-yourself car wash place. So I thought I'd ask you all if you had any tips.
Last time I just wiped everything down with a damp rag. This time I think I'm gonna need a bit more than that.
So, how do YOU wash your engine?
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
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The biggest problem I'm having is with the damn sand in the engine compartment. I used a hell of alot of Simple Green, let it sit, and spray it off with a hose. I've washed engines like this for quite sometime, and no bad effects have ever come from giving them a good rinse...but of course don't go crazy and DRENCH the engine in water, just quick sprays gets the job done. And for God's sake...let the engine cool off first! 
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>I go to the carwash, pop the hood and blow the $@*! off of
>it. First soap- then rinse... both at full power.
NoMo, In my younger days I used to do the same thing. Do you leave the engine running? Ever have any problems doing this?
>it. First soap- then rinse... both at full power.
NoMo, In my younger days I used to do the same thing. Do you leave the engine running? Ever have any problems doing this?
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>I go to the carwash, pop the hood and blow the $@*! off of
>it. First soap- then rinse... both at full power.
Really?! That won't "hurt" nuttin'? That's what I wanted to do but feared the coil on plug thingies and whatnot...
>it. First soap- then rinse... both at full power.
Really?! That won't "hurt" nuttin'? That's what I wanted to do but feared the coil on plug thingies and whatnot...
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YES!!! That's another thing too.
SO how do YOU (C_Marshall) clean your engine compartment?
SO how do YOU (C_Marshall) clean your engine compartment?
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I take the air hose and blow it off.That gets the loose stuff off.Then
wipe it down with a wet towel.Unless you got leaks then it dont work to good.
wipe it down with a wet towel.Unless you got leaks then it dont work to good.
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In the "old" days with the big Ford distributor cap sitting right up on front of the block, I'd leave the engine running. At the very least I'd take paper towels & WD40 to dry the cap if the engine happened to die. Now, with EFI, I shut the trucks off. Have never had a problem getting them started again.
As for hurting anything, I also drive my truck in the rain and hit the occasional puddle created by bubba draining his stock tank (aka swimming pool) into the road. I don't see how these scenarios are much different than the car wash. Perhaps I've just been lucky all these years?
As for hurting anything, I also drive my truck in the rain and hit the occasional puddle created by bubba draining his stock tank (aka swimming pool) into the road. I don't see how these scenarios are much different than the car wash. Perhaps I've just been lucky all these years?
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