Re: Engine cleaning tips

["Mark L. Chang" <mchang@ece.nwu.edu>]

On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Matt Rooke wrote:

> Best would be a high-pressure steam clean, my mech. did this once for me.
> But I just cleaned the V6 in the pickup using the spray-on foam and
> the garden hose with a high-pressure nozzle.  Worked pretty well.
> Put a baggie over the distributor and the coil, I've never had any
> problems when I've done this.

Nothing needs to go over the plugs and all them reservoirs?  Maybe I'll
take it to a steam-cleaner place.

> And it is not just a vanity thing- working on a clean engine is not
> nearly as miserable.

Definitely.  Nothing like 10 years of CRAP getting all over your hands and
arms (then subsequently your face, neck, and legs).

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