Kai, that looks great.. YOU TOO, MCAddict! I think Kai is thinking he might meet a "MOOSE"....wants to be prepared! DANG, that is STOUT, bud.... "SICK",....x 2 on that!

 

Thanks, Richard.....

Yeah, the toothbrush works great... BUT, you need to get the ones with the 'FLEXY' bit right by the bristles.(KWIMean?) They tend to work around things a lil better...

1. Toothbrushes(they break, not meant for really hard scrubbing it takes at times, lol)
2. Dish soap and VERY warm/hot water
3. Simple Green
4. Q-tips and BBQ Shishkibob spears for poking things out of areas you can't get to... "Dirt Clod Removal"
5. A nozzle that allows you to close it... Preferably one that you can open/close by squeezing. Don't keep the pressure too high... DOESN'T HELP if you do it this way... And you don't want to RAM water into certain areas.. Plus, it shoots dirt and stuff all over the place. So set it on 'fan' or 'angled', like a flat mist that the Car Washes DIY use. Just to 'PUSH' stuff off the top end and down and such... "Keep it moving so to speak".

First thing I should have mentioned..... DO THE HOOD UNDERSIDE FIRST! Obvious why, right? hahaa... For that, I just use a nylon scrub brush and spray mist or 2 or 3 of simple green..... .Then hit it with the water and VOILA, spotless!

The main thing is just working in a pattern from the top down/sides down/ evenly, HOOD FIRST, so that rinsing doesn't take a bunch of crap into what you just cleaned. Also SUPER important, as I said, is 'WRAPPING' electronics as best as you can... This helps not just as precaution...but "mentally", because then you're not as afraid to CAREFULLY hit it with pressure.

HOWEVER, I barely use ANY pressure at all.... I use a low pressure setting on the water hose and use the firemans tip on my hose....(narrow nozzle at the end).... This way, I can just keep the hose bent, then when letting off the bend a lil, it kinda 'FLOWS' everything in the direction I want WITHOUT too much pressure.... but enough to 'rinse off the top of whatever I'm working on'....

The toothbrush really helps with hoses and such and underside of the wires on my LCE Billet thingymadoer.... for the plug wires... I can slide the bristles under the wires and get the bottom too... THEN, when I'm nearly done, ....THEN I pull the plug wires and wipe each one down on the 'plug end'. For this, I have a wet towel with a lil simple green mixed into the 'WET'.... But for the most part, a lil 2 Cup Glass measuring cup up on the intake/valve cover filled with warm water and a splash of dish soap.... Dish soap is mild and LIFTS and is FAR better IMHO than engine degreaser... Simple Green, too...STUFF IS GOLD! Ok, it's green, but it works!

YET, NO MATTER WHAT; You have to get into all kinds of crevices and cracks and under hard lines and so on..... And once you get used to the toothbrush and rinse, toothbrush and rinse(rinsing the bristles often too).... You'll find you can move PRETTY QUICKLY with it. Just gotta keep the portion your scrubbing rinsed as you go, QUICKLY... Cuz cool water hardens grease on contact, and it doesn't wanna do anything but stick right back on whatever it's on.

I will do a lil video when I do the CRV.... FOAM IS FINE, I'm not knocking the stuff... BUT, My engine is PRETTY LOW on grease... That's not my problem... And foam doesn't pull dirt clods out of recesses, etc. THIS IS WHERE THE FORCED AIR ALSO COMES IN; When you get to a tough spot you can't reach.... USE Q-TIPS, ..... BBQ Wooden Pics, and then lil shot of forced air and it goes flying. Try to find those spots first, cuz when you do hit it, it'll blast all over the motor again, ya know?

 

Moose, Elk, Bear, Swarm of Zombies! lol. You never know.

 

speaking of herds of stuff to run into......

 

I will play.

Picked her up this weekend down in AZ. 92 4runner. No rust, Rear e-locker from a taco, aisin manual hubs, tons of suspension goodies, and...... a 1KZTE turbo diesel w/ intercooler and 3" TB exahust Outside needs a little TLC but it runs AMAZING. Drove it home 1,700 miles without one hiccup. Got 21 MPG through the mountains in CO.

 

HAHAHAHAHA...... MCAddict... DANG YOU! Just cleaned Hansens Cola off the screen after seeing that! hahaha.... LOVE that you're loving that! lol....

Hey, ............. Vision... NICE! HOLY CRAPOLI... Just reread and saw 1KZDTE(?)..... NO WAY, .... I know an "RBX" that's gonna maybe hit you up for some pics! lol......... DANG, that's a great find. Not to be rude... but how much? (general.. nothing specific... Just curious, VERY! lol)

 

That alien thing is awesome....i use it on everything, I dont know what id do without it..i want an alien defense team sticker, because aliens are scarier than zombies

 

haha... Sounds good! How about a horn that sounds like the Predator? Lil "gr-r-r--r--r-r-" that rolling click sound... then 'GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL' THEY DO! lol..

Yeah, the "Alien" has been my favorite "Creature/Villain" for years... NOTHING, IMHO, has topped it. Do you use the other one? lol. The crawling one? lol.

 

Omg....theres more?! Im going to google right away!

 

 

I am SO FREAKIN SICK of Adobe Flashplayer!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! EVERYTHING I've tried it's caused me NIGHTMARES! I uninstall, firefox runs LIGHTNING SPEED... Then I go to Photobucket... CAN'T COPY IMG's anymore???

STUPID COMPUTER-gremlins!! lol.

 

Chef, you do know that every time you post a reply everyone subscribed to this thread gets an email right?

 

Only if you choose 'instant notification by email' when you subscribe. If you're annoyed, unsubscribe, please.

 

Really dude?

 

Heyo Chef, where did you get those colored spark plug wires?

 

233 posts vs a respected contributing member and obvious yota enthusiast with over 13000 posts? I don't feel you have the right to make such a comment. As Bmcl said, unsubscribe from this post, I love receiving notification from this forum.

 

X4, I have it set to one email per thread (sorry guys it just filled my inbox up to quick lol) But I love getting them, IF you don't like it, then

 

Edit; Less is more.....


C'mon, man... bit condescending, maybe? Anyway, ... Wish ya the best, G.... I MEAN THAT! Just please, don't comment to me if you've nothing positive to say, fair enough?

Hey man, .....

LCE/ Magnacore 8.5MM Wires

 

Very kind, guys... Ya know, I probably wouldn't have given that a second glance and a 'meh', a year ago... But WOW, stress and being overwhelmed sure can play with a mans mind, lol .......

Should have some good pics coming up soon... REALLY wanna get some stuff done, bad!

 

WOOHOO i didnt get yelled at too!