Cleaner?
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RE: Cleaner?
For driveway type cleaning, I've had pretty good success with that foamy stuff from the autoparts store, followed with a scrub brush and a pressure washer (being careful with what the pressure washer is hitting).
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I get a better cleaning with the oily degreaser as opposed to the foamy stuff. Take your car to a self-car wash and after you spray the degreaser on the warm engine, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then hit it with the high pressure water on the soap cycle. Rinse off the soap, then see how clean it is. You may have to repeat the process, and maybe even use a wire brush to loosen the really thick crap. Follow that up with automotive grade Simple Green. That ought to do the trick. If the car won't start, don't sweat it. Just take the dizzy cap off and dry it with a clean dry cloth. Try not to wash the dizzy directly though.
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RE: Cleaner?
ORIGINAL: Soaring
I get a better cleaning with the oily degreaser as opposed to the foamy stuff. Take your car to a self-car wash and after you spray the degreaser on the warm engine, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then hit it with the high pressure water on the soap cycle. Rinse off the soap, then see how clean it is. You may have to repeat the process, and maybe even use a wire brush to loosen the really thick crap. Follow that up with automotive grade Simple Green. That ought to do the trick. If the car won't start, don't sweat it. Just take the dizzy cap off and dry it with a clean dry cloth. Try not to wash the dizzy directly though.
I get a better cleaning with the oily degreaser as opposed to the foamy stuff. Take your car to a self-car wash and after you spray the degreaser on the warm engine, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then hit it with the high pressure water on the soap cycle. Rinse off the soap, then see how clean it is. You may have to repeat the process, and maybe even use a wire brush to loosen the really thick crap. Follow that up with automotive grade Simple Green. That ought to do the trick. If the car won't start, don't sweat it. Just take the dizzy cap off and dry it with a clean dry cloth. Try not to wash the dizzy directly though.
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ORIGINAL: BakoLuke
im going to do that with the '66 200. But the 289 motor is already taken out and the only thing i havent taken off are the heads and some other stuff. is there a better cleaner for a block thats out of the car?
ORIGINAL: Soaring
I get a better cleaning with the oily degreaser as opposed to the foamy stuff. Take your car to a self-car wash and after you spray the degreaser on the warm engine, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then hit it with the high pressure water on the soap cycle. Rinse off the soap, then see how clean it is. You may have to repeat the process, and maybe even use a wire brush to loosen the really thick crap. Follow that up with automotive grade Simple Green. That ought to do the trick. If the car won't start, don't sweat it. Just take the dizzy cap off and dry it with a clean dry cloth. Try not to wash the dizzy directly though.
I get a better cleaning with the oily degreaser as opposed to the foamy stuff. Take your car to a self-car wash and after you spray the degreaser on the warm engine, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then hit it with the high pressure water on the soap cycle. Rinse off the soap, then see how clean it is. You may have to repeat the process, and maybe even use a wire brush to loosen the really thick crap. Follow that up with automotive grade Simple Green. That ought to do the trick. If the car won't start, don't sweat it. Just take the dizzy cap off and dry it with a clean dry cloth. Try not to wash the dizzy directly though.
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Hey, Flat Tire. Renting a high pressure washer for 50 bux would mean you want to wash your house. Silly kid.
Hey, Flat Tire. Renting a high pressure washer for 50 bux would mean you want to wash your house. Silly kid.
