cleaning engine
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RE: cleaning engine
In order to get it this clean, heres what I do..
I first cover everything electrical, spray the block with engine degreaser, then spray out the entire engine bay with a hose. I then wipe down everything that I can reach to make sure its all smooth and clean. Then, I use wax (Royal Blue) on everything you see that is red. All hoses (vac lines, electrical ducting, etc..) as well as anything else black (battery, brake booster, etc etc etc..) is treated with Armor All Wipes to give them a nice shine.
Every Spring I usually have a 6-8 hour session of only engine detailing (the picture you see above resulted in me getting the worst sunburn of my life, use sunblock, for the love the god
). Then, once the main overhaul is done, it's usually easy to just wipe everything down with a wet rag, and more Armor All wipes every couple weeks, and always before a show or track night. Hope that helps!
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RE: cleaning engine
I am doing mine thismorning, since its raining anyway.
Bought a can of gunk, degreaser. Covered the filter, battery, external wiring that's not covered somehow, and the dizzy. Damned if I haven't been driving around on a 3 cylinder, had one of my plug wires fall off the dizzy somewhere between the other day and thismorning. Damn thing is too short on the dizzy side, wanted to push some extra wire through so it will sit in there better but it won't give. stuck with a loose wire, ugg.
Oh well. maybe it will stay on there long enough for me to replace the wires again, lol.
Hope this thing comes out clean. Bought a toilet brush to get down in the little areas. cut it and straightened it to get into tight crevases. Works pretty good it seems.
Bought a can of gunk, degreaser. Covered the filter, battery, external wiring that's not covered somehow, and the dizzy. Damned if I haven't been driving around on a 3 cylinder, had one of my plug wires fall off the dizzy somewhere between the other day and thismorning. Damn thing is too short on the dizzy side, wanted to push some extra wire through so it will sit in there better but it won't give. stuck with a loose wire, ugg.
Oh well. maybe it will stay on there long enough for me to replace the wires again, lol.
Hope this thing comes out clean. Bought a toilet brush to get down in the little areas. cut it and straightened it to get into tight crevases. Works pretty good it seems.
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RE: cleaning engine
Aluminum foil works great, but as you can tell form my gallery, I don't clean my bay much. If my hood is up there is a wrench in my hand, not a rag. Even though I could use more wipin' with my wrenchin'.
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RE: cleaning engine
ORIGINAL: Stumasters
I am doing mine thismorning, since its raining anyway.
Bought a can of gunk, degreaser. Covered the filter, battery, external wiring that's not covered somehow, and the dizzy. Damned if I haven't been driving around on a 3 cylinder, had one of my plug wires fall off the dizzy somewhere between the other day and thismorning. Damn thing is too short on the dizzy side, wanted to push some extra wire through so it will sit in there better but it won't give. stuck with a loose wire, ugg.
Oh well. maybe it will stay on there long enough for me to replace the wires again, lol.
Hope this thing comes out clean. Bought a toilet brush to get down in the little areas. cut it and straightened it to get into tight crevases. Works pretty good it seems.
I am doing mine thismorning, since its raining anyway.
Bought a can of gunk, degreaser. Covered the filter, battery, external wiring that's not covered somehow, and the dizzy. Damned if I haven't been driving around on a 3 cylinder, had one of my plug wires fall off the dizzy somewhere between the other day and thismorning. Damn thing is too short on the dizzy side, wanted to push some extra wire through so it will sit in there better but it won't give. stuck with a loose wire, ugg.
Oh well. maybe it will stay on there long enough for me to replace the wires again, lol.
Hope this thing comes out clean. Bought a toilet brush to get down in the little areas. cut it and straightened it to get into tight crevases. Works pretty good it seems.
^^ Take before and after pics.I wanna see how it turns out.
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