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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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whats the most efficient safe and most throrough way to clean my engine/engine bay.
after mudding it got perty dirty. should i have someone do it for me somewhere? or what?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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i usually go to the car wash and spray it with the green engine and tire cleaner. then rinse it off. works great.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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awesome.
no danger in flooding anything or something?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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i dont believe so. but dont go and hold it on the electrical connectors directly.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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If your engine is HOT, leave it running. Otherwise turn it off.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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why leave it running if its hot?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Take a chance of cooling the block down too quick if its already hot...keep it running, keep it hot
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Get a garden hose with a mist setting and spray the engine down. Then take a rag and wipe off what you can reach.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Budha05STX


Ugh it doesn't look big on my monitor. Let me get right on that for you.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Ugh it doesn't look big on my monitor.
Just busting your chops man.
Truck looks alot different when it's clean.
 
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