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- Path: sparky!uunet!bcstec!eafs000!mjv8557
- From: mjv8557@eafs000.ca.boeing.com (Mark J. Vandiver)
- Subject: Re: Is it OK to wash off the engine?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.212118.2585@eafs000.ca.boeing.com>
- Organization: be41t
- References: <7740244@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> <1993Jan24.170501.21253@netcom.com> <1993Jan24.232829.17970@rchland.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:21:18 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- alter@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Eric Alter) writes:
-
- >In article <1993Jan24.170501.21253@netcom.com>, derich@netcom.com (Scott A. Steinbrink) writes:
-
- ><stuff deleted>
-
- >|>
- >|> In my heartful opinion, you should not wash the engine at all,
- >|> but steam it. Water will cause rust, but steam wouldn't.
- >|>
- >|> I'm sure you can find someplace that has steam hoses.
- >|>
- >|> - Scotty
- >|>
- >|> --
- >|> Scott Allen Steinbrink
- >|>
- >|> NetCom: Derich@netcom.com
- >|> America Online: Derichman
- >|> Bitnet: 11sstein%gallua.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu
-
- >Since when does steam, another form of water, not cause rust?
-
- >I would think that blasting a cool engine with water may drive some into place
- >which may not dry out anytime soon. This may cause problems
- >(electrical shorts???) when you start the car the next time.
-
- have washed all of my engines in all of my cars, NO PROBLEM!
- I have gotten water in electrical connectors, and things don't run, or run
- badly till they dry. (usually an hour or so) So don't do it if you need to go anywere.
- Cover all things that could be troublesome, carb, distributor, EEC, etc. But GO FOR IT!
- A clean engine disapates heat beter, is much much much nicer to work on, and is
- impressive to look at. Don't wait till you can't find the spark plugs to clean it
- either. It is much easier to clean if done regularly.
-
- >--
-
- >Eric Alter
-