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Cleaning engine

Old Nov 28, 2002 | 07:45 PM
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Cleaning engine

Tomorrow I was thinking of spraying my engine down with the hose and checking the air intake tubing for any mud, it wont hurt to spray the engine down with a hose will it?
Thanks for the reply to (or taking the time to read) my stupid question.
-Bryan
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Old Nov 28, 2002 | 08:13 PM
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Spraying

I've only sprayed mine off a couple of times. Both were to remove grime and some mud. I've used Gumout Engine Steam Cleaner (Spray on, Hose off). Whenever I spray the engine, I have it running. A detailer told me to do that once. Don't concentrate the water spray on the alternator or coil if you can help it.
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 12:30 AM
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I am going to try the CD2 treament on my engine today. I'll edit this post with some before and after pics if it turns out decent.
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 02:36 AM
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make sure

don't spray it when it is hot! let it cool then spray. hot things can warp when cooled too fast.
David
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 05:37 AM
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Ok, thanks for the replys. It'll definately not be hot when I spray it... I'll do it sometime this morning before I drive it, so it should be at a temperature below freezing anyway lol (well maybe not below or the hose wont work to well).
-Bryan
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 07:35 AM
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Well its nice and clean now, it finially stoped raining so I could go out there and hose it off lol.
-Bryan
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