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Old 08-11-2005, 11:42 AM
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I power washes my Engine yesterday and i started it up after to dry everytihng off and when i reved it , it made a funny sound like blah blahh then the car reved up nice ... what could tha be , i removed my air silencer and i was tihnkin either the air filter got wet or water got under my distribuator cap , any sugestions on what it could be .. thx
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Old 08-11-2005, 12:43 PM
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next time you rinse your motor make sure not to get teh dist wet and have the car running

let it dry a few days then see if it has an issue
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Old 08-11-2005, 12:49 PM
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Is it completely safe to just pressure wash your engine? Cant it like lossen seals n shi*. Let me know b/c my engine is dirty.
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Old 08-11-2005, 12:51 PM
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ive never had a problem washing my engine bay. always had the motor running before rising it
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i didnt use a really high presure wasther but it was stronger then the normal hose ...
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