I Was Watching Videos On You Tube But They Seem As Like Lazy Ass Versions...Dont You HAve To Avoid The Alternator Or Any Electrical Components From Getting Wet And Avoid Water From Getting Into The Intake System Ive Seen Some Clean Ass Engines On This Forum I Wanna Know The Technique.. Ive Never Done It Before Thats Why Im Asking
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i just cover the air intake and the distributor, with a publix bag.I also stay away from the alternator.Then degrease and hose away.Done it many times seems to work fine
You have to be extra careful using the heavy duty degreasers and simple green, they eat away paint and corrode metal if not washed away immediately
Pickup some FOAMY Engine bright and a couple different size brushes, and go to town.
The foamy engine brite is the BEST shit out there, safe on paint and does a great job.
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Take it from a Chemist (me), engine degreasers break down plastics no matter how much the makers of those products claim they do not. Compounds are rated by their ability to degrade plastics, it is not always black and white: i.e. compound x degrades, compound y does not. Usually it is this long grey scale: i.e. compound a shortens this working lifespan of plastic m but does not affect plastic n until it gets hot or is exposed to sunlight.
I use a pressure washer (water only) and do not spray the alternator or distributor directly. I do not have a cold-air-intake, so I do not bother with wrapping anything.
At my job, degreaser is only used on various grades of steel. If the degreaser gets on a plastic, the plastic is replaced to avoid the innevitable repair that degraded plastic will lead to.
Edit: I work at a chemical plant, we extract and synthesize various isoprene compounds.
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Take it from a Chemist (me), engine degreasers break down plastics no matter how much the makers of those products claim they do not. Compounds are rated by their ability to degrade plastics, it is not always black and white: i.e. compound x degrades, compound y does not. Usually it is this long grey scale: i.e. compound a shortens this working lifespan of plastic m but does not affect plastic n until it gets hot or is exposed to sunlight.
I use a pressure washer (water only) and do not spray the alternator or distributor directly. I do not have a cold-air-intake, so I do not bother with wrapping anything.
At my job, degreaser is only used on various grades of steel. If the degreaser gets on a plastic, the plastic is replaced to avoid the innevitable repair that degraded plastic will lead to.
Edit: I work at a chemical plant, we extract and synthesize various isoprene compounds.
Good Lookin Out On The Info But This Info Changes Everything...What Product Should Be Good For The Job Indefinetly This Shit Has Me Worked Up Bout Decaying The Engine And Corroding
I would suggest a pressure washer with water only, the use of any product is completely unecessary since the force of the water coming from the pressure washer is enough to clean both metal and plastic without the aid of any product; and water will not damage the metal or plastic.
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