washing the engine?

[alabamafrog]

It might be a bad thing but I let mine cool completely and spray it down with simple green then use a 1200psi pressure washer set on fan pattern and wash everything. I then let it dry for a long time (like over night) before trying to start it. Never had a problem so far. I have also used the foaming Gunk but I like Simple Green better.

[ksttac]

does the simple green get the gunk out of the valley as well

[Lord Tauk]

Elbow grease is usually a good influence to any cleaners.

[bryanbrown]

I use the car wash sprayer, just so long the motor has cooled off. It works pretty good

[Blue01F250]

water won't hurt anything as long as you let it dry up!


I would do like alabamafrog -- make sure the engine is cooled down -- then go for it and don't start it until its had time to dry!

[ksttac]

is a couple of hours good on the drying time

[Stroker7.3]

a little diesel fuel on the grease and a pressure washer will clean it right up. all these guys worry to much i wash it with the engine on so i know it will run. no need to dry it... what happens when you drive down the road when its raining?

[Blue01F250]

Driving down the road in the rain is not the same as putting a high pressure power washer to the engine bay....

[Stroker7.3]

but it still gets wet... anyways it doesnt effect anything

[Blue01F250]

the thing you are trying to avoid is with a pressure washer, it FORCES water past the weather seals on the plugs and connections... Rain just gets the outside of stuff wet -- a pressure washer can force water into the connections, possibly causing shorts