I was wondering, how do you clean your engine? Just the surface, withouth using that freakin engine degreaser, it says to tape all this stuff up, i jsut wanna take some of the dust off.

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'97 F-150 XLT Expidition front end (no idea why). 17inch 4x4 wheels with 32 inch tires flowmasters with tips, K&N filter, 5-spd, 4.2 V-6 bedliner, bright clearcoat red, stepside, hidden hitch, 3.55 gear ratio, tinted windows and a BIG reg ford sticker on the back window (my greatest joy is cutting people off who have calvin pissin on the ford sign and they HAVE to look at my big red sticker)

 

I have found that if your motor is already clean, then just washing it with your car wash soap and rinsing it off about every other car wash never lets the motor get dirty enough to need those cleaners. I think those cleaners are for leaking or neglected motors.

 

I use that armor-all multi purpose cleaner and it comes out real good. Here is a picture to look at.......steve and no I don't have a leaking or neglected motor. It puts a nice faint little shire on it too.

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• -1999 Ford F-150 Supercab Flareside ORP
• -4.6 Liter V-8, Auto, 3.55 LS Rear
• -Deep Wedgewood Blue
• -Flowmaster Delta Flow Series 40 single 2.5" inlet w/dual 2.5" outlets
• -two 18" adcar stainless steel exhaust tips
• -Lund Lighted Moon Visor (painted)
• -Lund Interceptor Bug Guard (painted)
• -Deflecta-Shield Window Rain Guards (painted)
• -Delecta-Shield Slotted Tail Light Covers (painted)
• -Manik Grille Guard
• -Ford Factory Cab Steps
• -Extang Soft Bed Cover
• -Yellow Under Car Strip Lights
• -Tinted Windows (5% totally illegal)
• -Pioneer P725R CD Player w/Flip Face Head Unit
• -Superwhite Headlight Bulbs (from Online Store)
• -K&N Air Filter
• -Air Box Silencer Removed, Tail Light Modification
• -Cranked Torsion Bars to Level Truck Out

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[This message has been edited by steveo (edited 07-24-2000).]

 

Hey guys thanks for the help. My truck is FAR from neglected but I see what you mean. That is a sweet truck and when I wake up today I am gonna armorall it.


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'97 F-150 XLT Clearcoat Red
4x2
4x4 wheels
Stepside, K&N, bedliner
32inch tires,flowmaster
tint, matching ford sticker
5spd fully loaded, hidden hitch
Comming soon:
spark plugs/wires,leveling kit,toolbox,
bed rails,push bar, CB with whiplash,
clear corner lenses,brush guard, blackouts,
edlebrock shocks, hypertech, K&N induction system,KC highlighters,
bed xtender, BOSE audio or infinity gold, disc changer,
side steps, dixie horn, white faaced gauges, and those small fender flares some 4x4's have,
matching boddy color of course, and some of those door guards,ventshade visors, power pulleys, that is all
i can think of right now

 

Just spray it on let it sit for a minute or two and then just hose it off. Works good for me......

 

The trick is using "409" and spraying it off with a hose! Thats what I do and so do MANY dealerships!

Looks brand new...

 

Mr. Clean also works wonders. Don't use the ultra concentrated stuff, just the regular Mr. Clean. Put it in a spray bottle, and spray everything. I usually walk away and let it dry. Go back and wash it off. Gives everything a nice luster and gets all that black plastic looking really dark black and clean again.

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Boss™

Just Ordered 2001 F-150 Lariat, Oxford White/Silver 4x4, medium graphite leather, SC, SB, SS, 99L 5.4L, 44E tran, 7700# payload, Class III Tow, 3.73LS, Skids, Capts chairs, 4W disc ABS, shift-on-fly, keyless, HD everything
Planned Mods:
"Protected by Smith&Wesson" sticker, Westin Chromed Stainless Nerf Bars, ARE LS II bed cover, Bedrug™, Gibson Swept Side Cat Back, K&N filter w/airbox mods, headers, Superchip, 3" body lift with at least 33's, alarm/pager/auto start system, stereo system

 

I just use plain old gunk engine degreaser,
seems to work fine. Then I spray it down with
silicone dressing,let it soak in awhile then
wipe off the excess. This makes mine look better than new. it does wear the painted on
wiper cap lettering off,but I know where it
is so it's no big deal to me. I do wrap up my
K/N fipk so I won't get water in it,and I do
own a pressure washer. They really are worth
the money(get one)!

 

Hey, what did you use to change the color of
those hoses or wire covers? It looks sharp.

 

Engine degreaser and a pressure washer. I then use an air compressor to blow off the water on the electrical componets.

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1999 F250 LD S/C XLT 4x4
5.4L, 3.73, 4R100 trans.
Flowmaster 40 series, K&N, Poweraid, Superchip, Rancho RSX shocks, Stull billet grille, 2-PIAA Pro80XT's (120W), 2-KC Daylighters (150W)
265/70 R17 BFG AT KO's on 17x8 American Racing Atlas rims
Kenwood 7000 CD, Alpine 3342 Signal Processor, Alpine MRV-F353 5Ch. Amp, Pioneer TS-A6865 3-way speakers. Coming soon: MTX Thunderforms box

 

I just sprayed mine with castrol super clean and then sprayed armoral over it and rised of with the hose. looks new.

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'97 F-150 XLT Clearcoat Red
4x2
4x4 wheels
Stepside, K&N, bedliner
32inch tires,flowmaster
tint, matching ford sticker
5spd fully loaded, hidden hitch
Comming soon:
spark plugs/wires,leveling kit,toolbox,
bed rails,push bar, CB with whiplash,
clear corner lenses,brush guard, blackouts,
edlebrock shocks, hypertech, K&N induction system,KC highlighters,
bed xtender, BOSE audio or infinity gold, disc changer,
side steps, dixie horn, white faaced gauges, and those small fender flares some 4x4's have,
matching boddy color of course, and some of those door guards,ventshade visors, power pulleys, that is all
i can think of right now

 

Just a pressure washer sprayed "over top" of the engine compartment so as not to get the electronic components directly hit by the water. As far as I'm concerned, water won't hurt anything if it's used with some common sense (don't spray the pressure washer 2 inches away from a sensor, etc.). After all, water gets up in there anyway so I'm sure it won't hurt a thing.

After that I take it for a drive and the heat from the engine compartment combined with the force of gravity, usually evaporates/gets rid of anything that would be a big deal. My truck is a 97 and I'm proud to open the hood and see no build up, etc. However, after looking at steveo's engine, I'll think I'll try some of that cleaner also . . . looks sharp.

 

The wire covering is split wire loom. I actually have a lot more now but I need to get a hold of a digital camera. You can get it from JC Whitney. I used 3/8" and 5/8".

 

Yea, a pressure washer will never touch my engine. My brother has one that will strip the paint off a car.

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'97 F-150 XLT Clearcoat Red
4x2
4x4 wheels
Stepside, K&N, bedliner
32inch tires,flowmaster
tint, matching ford sticker
5spd fully loaded, hidden hitch
Comming soon:
spark plugs/wires,leveling kit,toolbox,
bed rails,push bar, CB with whiplash,
clear corner lenses,brush guard, blackouts,
edlebrock shocks, hypertech, K&N induction system,KC highlighters,
bed xtender, BOSE audio or infinity gold, disc changer,
side steps, dixie horn, white faaced gauges, and those small fender flares some 4x4's have,
matching boddy color of course, and some of those door guards,ventshade visors, power pulleys, that is all
i can think of right now

 

I just have a little K'archer electric. doesn't do any damage,just cleans it til it
shines. I guess a 3000 psi gas powered one
could strip the plating off the fuel rails,lol