Hosed...Literally!

[Tim Leonard]

I hose mine often. You must have compressed air to dry everybody when done.
A clean engine is more reliable and happy. Pop your distributor cap. It is
wet. Blow all electrical connections dry, especially those you cannot see.
Best,
Tim Leonard
----- Original Message -----
From: DocWyte <josh_wyte at yahoo.com>
To: <gwbutler at net1plus.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: Hosed...Literally!


> You've just learned a valuable lesson about old German
> cars.  Leave the engine bay dirty!!!
>
> Same thing happened to my 16v jetta after I cleaned
> the engine bay.  You probably have water in the
> distributor.  Pull off the cap and shoot WD-40 in it.
> It'll displace the water and it evaporates quickly.
> Wipe down the cap and reinstall.
>
> It took several days and running several times for my
> car to dry out and start working normally, even with
> the WD-40 trick and using contact cleaner on
> everything I could find.  Dirty engine=happy engine!
>
> -josh
>
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