General Cleanliness Question

[Kneale Brownson]

Soak it in WD40 and blow it off with compressed air (be sure to shield your
eyes).  About the only good use I've found for WD40.  You also can use fuel
oil.


At 12:24 PM 11/9/2005 -0600, Andrew and Katie Butitta wrote:
>So my Audi is doing fine now, after I replaced the exhaust and  
>cleaned the ISV. My question, however, is regarding my Mitsubishi  
>minivan. I was out just now adjusting the idle on it and noticed  
>smoke from the engine compartment.
>
>I've got about 6 months worth of oily goopy sludge dripping down the  
>front of the head and falling on the exhaust manifold and burning. I  
>know I'm really close to an engine fire here, and rest assured I'll  
>be ordering a new valve cover gasket *real soon,* but until then:
>
>What's the best / fastest / easiest / cheapest way to clean built-up  
>oil drippings off of an engine head?
>
>Thankfully it's easy to get to, but seeing the smoke was quite  
>disturbing. I tightened down the offending valve cover bolts (they  
>were surprisingly loose) in an effort to stem the flow until I can  
>get around to replacing the gasket.
>
>Thanks in advance, and sorry to ask such a silly sounding question,  
>but any miracle cleaners or pads or cloths you guys can suggest would  
>be a great big help.
>
>-Andy
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