Date:         Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:01:12 -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: sleepingmonkey1@juno.com
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I packed every electrical connection in my engine bay with silicone
grease years ago after a good cleaning.
I think I'd remove the distributor cap and bag it with plastic bag and a
rubber band, leave the distributor in but bag it too.
Disconnect the battery and bag the big 25 pin connector on your control
head, tape the control head plug in with duct tape.
Just avoid hitting the resistor pack or double relay with cleaner or
water.
The complete AFM is easily removed and the connector can be bagged.
Nice to get a brush action down under it to clean it good.
The alternator might get some moisture but it does in heavy rain anyway.
You could spend the required 15 minutes and remove it.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:23:44 -0500 "sleepingmonkey1"
<sleepingmonkey1@juno.com> writes:
> what's the best way to cover all the electrical doodads that you
> don't want
> to get wet. I have always been afraid to clean an engine becuase of
> the.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Spring Cleaning an Aircooled Motor
>
>
> > 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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