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Old 05-29-2007, 08:19 PM
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power-washing question.

what can I and what can I not power wash? engine? underneath? grill? everything?
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I didnt everything and just used the plain old hose on the engine with some simple green after covering vital electronics with bags.
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I would stay away from power washing your engine bay, you don't want to knock a wire loose and kill yourself trying to find the problem. Just use some engine degreaser and hit it with a garden hose.
After covering all your electronics of course!
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Whoops. I wouldn't use a power washer, but I sprayed gunk twice and hosed it off with out covering anything. I just made sure to avoid the distru and fusebox.
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underneath?
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Two hoses and ten minutes time and everything was clean. The frame has some thin film on it, but two minutes with a sponge, and it'll be gone.
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i powerwashed my truck at work, ofcoarse with the truck running, no porblems, but then again i only did the oil pan area
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i powerwash almost everything but the engine just set it so its a wide fan type spray pattern
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I just cleaned up everything after the Yankee Hill run and I just used my garden hose and some Simple Green and avoided high pressure spray toward the electrical goodies. My engine is pretty much grease free so I didn't need much else and then when it's dry I spray tire dressing over everything for the "new" look.
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