My procedure, FWIW: turn off engine; spray with degreaser (Castrol purple stuff for me); wait 5 - 10 minutes; respray nasty parts; wait a minute; high pressure wash. I don't disconnect the battery and I kinda avoid completely dousing the distributor. Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Matt Sutton > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:16 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: engine cleaning do's and don'ts? > > Hi folks, > With a bunch of jobs coming up (water pump, engine hoses, coolant swap, > tranny fluid swap, CV re grease...) I was thinking now would be a good time > to clean/ degrease the engine bay and tranny. Been to the archives, comments > are mixed- "no water!" "don't do it!" "Hi-pressure water" " compressed air" > etc. > I have some constraints: city dweller, no driveway, no access to > curbside running water. If I go to a coin-op wash, I figure I'll be > disconnecting the battery, and bagging the alternator, distributor, and > ignition coil. I'll bring some WD-40 to dry out connectors afterwards. > Any angles on smart procedures and products would be much welcomed, > along with warnings, admonitions, etc. > > Thanks, > > Matt Sutton > 88 GL 170k > Brooklyn NY |
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