I use 409 but then I don't let the engine get very dirty before I clean it.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Swift Justice" <samesq at pacbell.net>
To: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Clean My Engine Bay!
> I just discovered a cleaner that works surprisingly well, and is pretty
cheap It
> is Zap Citrus cleaner, its orange and in a spray bottle. It's carried by
Home
> Depot, I think its there house brand. Works great on the greasy stuff,
and smells
> good to boot. Almost want to dilute the stuff and call it orange
kool-aid...
>
> Steve
>
> Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>
> > Bryan,
> >
> > I recently started using a product called Steam Premium by
Gumout/Penzoil.
> > It has a bubbling action and doesn't have that nasty smell. It seems to
> > wash off without leaving much residue also.It is best to allow it to
sit
> > for a while before washing off. I sometimes follow up with some Simple
> > Green and rinse with hot water to get anything that may have been left
> > behind. Compressed air and a towel to finsh the job.
> >
> > Gerard
> >
> > At 9:38 AM -0700 5/5/00, Bryan Vandiver wrote:
> > >Does anyone know of a 'better' product to use??
> > >I've used Gunk engine cleaner several times before on other cars, and
besides
> > >the fact it is pretty hard on painted surfaces, it smells pretty bady,
and no
> > >matter how much rinsing I do with water, the engine still stinks for
weeks
> > >afterwards, especially when it's warning up.
> > >
> > >IMHO - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
> > >San Jose, CA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Subject: Re: Clean My Engine Bay!
> > >>To: Ajhsys@aol.com, Tomsaudi@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net,
> > >spridgets@autox.team.net
> > >>MIME-Version: 1.0
> > >>
> > >>> 1. Warm up the engine
> > >>> 2. Spray with Gunk Engine Cleaner
> > >>> 3. Hose off (I'm not mad at you. Hose off the
> > >>> engine.)
> > >>> 4. Dry with a Q-Tip (optional)
> > >>
> > >>Extremely important step missing here - cover all
> > >>wires, cap, any electrical connections at all. Take
> > >>the time to tape on plastic if you have to. In the
> > >>extreme case, I had a neighbor with a MGB who kept
> > >>Gunk-ing his engine "naked", ran the thing for 10
> > >>minutes with the engine coughing and sputtering on a
> > >>various cylinders, and he ended up with unburned fuel
> > >>in a hot catalytic converter and torched his car.
> > >>
> > >>=====
> > >>Ron Soave
> > >>"By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I
> > >>mean." -
> > >Mark Twain
> > >>
> > >>Find the REAL Larry at:
> > >>http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=64205&a=465433&p=17927032
> > >>
> >
> > G G Gerard Chateauvieux
> > E A
> > R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> > A A
> > R G Pixelsmith on Duty
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