Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:05:19 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
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I've been spraying Vanagon, Bus, Porsche, Ford, Olds, Cadillac and every
other type of engine down with Gunk engine cleaner since about 1956.
If you dry out the distributor afterwards and spray a little WD 40 on your
wires you won't be hurting anything when you wash the Gunk off at the $1.00
car wash.
You can't imagine how many really crusted up engines I've cleaned over the
years just this way.
Don't be afraid to get a round parts cleaner brush or a big tire scrubber
brush and give everything a good brushing once you get the Gunk sprayed on
and soaked in. It'll probably save you a few bucks on Gunk you won't need if
you clean with the brush too.
Don't worry about the AFM or Control Head connectors, they're both water
tight if the gaskets are still there.
I often take recent purchased Vanagons or other cars by the Car Wash and
spray the underside, backing plates, tranny case and CV boots several times
a week until I get them very clean. This isn't a cheap process even as I buy
Gunk by the quart and make up 5 gallons at a time with bulk kerosene or
solvasol. I spray it with a Hudson sprayer that really saturates good.
Stan Wilder
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Sutton" <msutts@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:16 AM
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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