What is the best product to use to clean all the oil and gunk on the motor? There is A LOT of gunk........

Thanks =)

 

Simple Green works well, and I use WD-40 to scrub off the really stuborn crap. Be real careful spraying everything down with a hose when you are done. Use low pressure, no power sprayers. Don't directly spray anything electrical. I put a bag over my distributor and my throttle body when spraying. Good luck.

 

Very good advice. Water is an enemy of engine electronics.

 

Um, Gunk??



That's what it was made for.

For REALLY encrusted engines a Steam Jenny will get it cleaner, faster than anything on the planet but as mentioned above, electrical components and connections will need to be checked, and dried.
I like to pack plugs with Dielectric grease before I reassemble them.

 

I recently cleaned my engine....with gunk I might add and i now have a check engine light that I still haven't gotten rid of.
Use caution when cleaning your engine, and certainly cover critical components as recommended.

 

I wouldn't recommend Gunk at all, it's not worth a crap with thick grease.
Simple Green and industrial strength cleaners from a cleaning supply house work best.
I pressure wash my engine all the time.
If you spray some silicone over key wiring points then you won't have to worry about it so much.
I also leave my truck running while I wash the bay.
Just stay away from the distributor and the throttle bodies.
I've had way worse problems just driving in the rain and through puddles.
My stock Ford snorkel sucks up so much dang water it's ridiculous!
Good luck holmes!

 

There have been a few mentions of covering the the distributor, but from my experiences out wheeling if it gets wet, all's fine when it dries.

What 'key wiring points' are you talking about? And what kind of silicone?


Thanks =)

 

What do you mean pack plugs? Are youe sticking dielectric grease into a spark plug wire cap? If so wouldn't that be a bad idea since dielectric grease does not conduct electricity?

I guess if you just put it on the rubber instead of the terminal end then that would be a good thing.

 

Well I personally do not consider it good on my truck when I run it while it's missing so bad because the distributor is wet.
It just can't be good for the engine.

As for spraying silicone.
Just get a can of exactly that, spray silicone.

Spray the inside of the distributor cap a little bit as well as the outside.
I'd spray the main wiring connection as well. (On the drivers side fender well.)

 

Most plug wires you buy these days actually have dielectric grease inside them already. It will really help repel the water.

 

No, after cleaning *harness connections* it is my habit to smear some Dielectric silicone grease in the sockets to ward off moisture accumulation and corrosion

 

Die-electric grease is good!!!
I used to have some issues with moisture...mostly on really damp mornings. I applied the grease and problem went away.
About a month ago, I came out and started the truck up, it was sputtering some, so I pulled the wires quick and but a dab on both ends.....bahda bing, bahda boom, problem solved!
Can't say anymore.
Also DasCheckers is right....When I bought my wires, they already had a dose in them.
Check it out!

 

Our race bikes back in the day were running magnetos and (like dragsters) you couldn't have ANY grease on the plug insulator, even a fingerprint.

 

ArdWrkn is right, Gunk engine degreaser is the best!. Just avoid directly blasting electronics and the throttle body, and please,......do this when the engine is cool!

 

AGREED! Do not wash the engine when it's hot!