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mattyboy
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #1 on: Mar 9th, 2005, 11:21am » |
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It goes against every website (including this one) that explains how to properly clean an engine without messing up the electrics.
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Vulcan
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Cool the entire engine with cold running water from a garden hose with a spray attachement.. 
You can use a pressure washer to force water into the places it hasn't already invaded from your garden hose... 
Makes me feel ill just thinking about it....
Wonder if they ever got that Isuzu started again...
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Badboytunes
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My scorp ran on 4 clyinders for ages after i did mine......
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low_tom
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #4 on: Mar 9th, 2005, 1:58pm » |
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cleaning your engine by tom-
strip and polish/metalflake everything you can see. never drive again.
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Badboytunes
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Paul B
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #6 on: Mar 9th, 2005, 6:05pm » |
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They forgot step 9.... Sell it!
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Two hundred & seven horses and only one jockey!
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Highlander
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #7 on: Mar 9th, 2005, 10:36pm » |
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on Mar 9th, 2005, 11:43am, Badboytunes wrote:| My scorp ran on 4 clyinders for ages after i did mine...... |
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rear two filled with water?? 
Mine started playing up in McDonalds drive through que!!
Spark plugs were both under water 
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scorpio_man
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #8 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 11:16am » |
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hi there
strange thing is that's just about how i do it! must have done it 3 or 4 times now with the scorpio and still no problems.
i will say i do it with a pressure washer, but i don't aim directly at any electrical component.
i must be lucky as i've done it to all my cars without any problems.
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Badboytunes
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The only reason i had probs was because 2 of the plug leads were worn at the top thus allowing water to fill up the seat where the lead goes in. It was a pig to dry out. However i have done this on every other car with no probs.......
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Dont - repeat Dont KARCHER it
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mr._floppy
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #11 on: Mar 14th, 2005, 3:45pm » |
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Even the idea of removing an engine bay multi-plug fills me with dread never mind lashing gallons of high pressure soapy water all over the engine.
It'll all end in disaster , you're all DOOOOMED!!!
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David_South_West
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #12 on: Mar 15th, 2005, 10:45am » |
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Look at it as form of long term maintenance....once clean it'll never get dirty again....'cause it won't run !
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Dave
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Re: Engine cleaning?!!
« Reply #13 on: Mar 15th, 2005, 3:22pm » |
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on Mar 15th, 2005, 10:45am, David_South_West wrote:| Look at it as form of long term maintenance....once clean it'll never get dirty again....'cause it won't run ! |
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LOL
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