Date:         Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:48:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spring Cleaning an Aircooled Motor
Comments: To: CTTAPER@AOL.COM
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Depending on how long the engine has been building external oil residue
it can vary on the requirements.
I just use Gunk Engine Cleaner in a spray can and give the whole engine
bay a good wetting down. On old really nasty engines I use a parts
cleaner stiff brush and work the Gunk in real good every place I can get
to in the engine bay.
On the bottom side you can remove the pushrod covers and spray Gunk up
into that area to clean the sides of the case and pushrod covers.
After I've removed the worst of the oil I go to the dollar car wash and
spray it down again with Gunk and power spray the engine bay and under
the van.
The pushrod covers tend to catch and hold oil drips so they may need
extra effort.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:16:19 EST Kevin Carrubba <CTTAPER@AOL.COM> writes:
> Hi Everyone,
> The quest continues for a good running clean van and I figure the
> best place
> to start cleaning is the motor.  So my question is do I just wrap up
> the Alt,
> coil and ecu and get some engine degreaser and have at it with the
> hose?  At
> home so when it does not start I don't get stuck somewhere.  Will
> the water
> properly drain?  Is it easy to take the tin off the motor in the van
> to be
> able to really get in there?  I was thinking about some POR Marine
> clean
> anybody have any insight for me?
> Thanks
> Kevin
> 80 Westy
>
>

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