Date:         Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:55:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Powerwashing FAIL
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While powerwashing an engine generally may not be advisable,
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Pressure washing an engine/drive train is no big deal if you have some idea
what you are doing. Pressure washing a running engine is another thing
altogether, regardless of what you know- particularly with cold water. I
wonder what your afternoon would have been like if you'd completed a circuit
with the charging system.

I think you're very lucky to only have a poor running problem out of it.

Robert

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