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Old 11-09-2009, 11:31 PM
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well thanks, for that info.
did you cover and components supersize?
 
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Old 11-10-2009, 05:29 AM
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covered my fuse box, dist cap, air filter and spark plug holes... water still leaked in tho causeing it to missfire. i suggest you keep your car running while your doing it
 
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Old 11-10-2009, 07:35 AM
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i strongly suggest not running your engine while cleaning it, for one u put a bag over the filter and suffocate it so it wont run, and you also take a chance sucking water into the engine. just pressure wash the block and head and the fuel rail and the fire wall and fender walls, you will be fine, i wash my motor like every week, you can eat off my motor. i dont car about exterior or interior, im a motor guy, its all about when you open the hood.
 
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Old 11-10-2009, 11:28 AM
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ill eat off your motor XD make me some eggs on your block haha

scrambled please
 
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Old 11-10-2009, 11:59 AM
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hey im country as hell, it has been done, we've cooked off motors in the woods, put ya a can off ravioli's on the motor and driver around hunting then when lunch time it will be nice and hot and ready
 
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Old 11-10-2009, 12:52 PM
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lmao, we had a heatwave and i set eggs on the sidewalk and it took an hour for them to cook haha. and who eats warm raviolies.. i love cold ravioli's and spaghetti o's.. just open the can and grab a fork.. eat it right out of the can haha. same with pizza.. always buy 2 pizza's. eat the one pizza and put the other in the frige. the next morning, you got cold pizza, its awesome for breakfast!
 
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Old 11-11-2009, 07:54 AM
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hmm, how do you cover the spark plugs.?
the entire valve cover or wha?
 
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Old 11-11-2009, 10:02 AM
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you dont have to, just dont hold a pressure wash to them thats all, i wash my motor about twice a week and i never cover anything, i also take my air filter off and lay it on the concret and spray it clean about once every 2 months. its mainly the sides of the head and block you spray and all around the engine bay.
 
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Old 11-11-2009, 09:34 PM
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hmm, okay thanks. might do that this weekend if my car is fixed the sooner the better, read my new thread i'm posting about my new issue.. -__-
 
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I'm going to try to clean my car this weekend but a little bit afraid that using the pressure water will some how end up going everywhere even though I cover everything. Remenber...water could get in the smallest hole or crack and cause something. Any suggestion on spraying the water? like move it side to side or just straight foward on the engine?
 


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