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1. Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:16:36 -0600
What is the best (fastest) way to get very heavy grease off suspension the suspension and engine bay. -- Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX '57 A-H 100-Six - http://Austin-Healeys.com
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00436.html (7,658 bytes)

2. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:53:38 -0800
Gunk or your favorite brand of engine degreaser (KanoLabs makes a good one) and warm (if possible) water. Cover the carbs and electrical components. Warning: a pressure washer is tempting, but it'll
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00447.html (8,678 bytes)

3. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:09:41 -0600
The guy who is doing the paint is a little overwhelmed by the shear amount of grease and grim that my car has. Too keep the price from increasing on the work, I am trying to find the best solution fo
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00448.html (8,688 bytes)

4. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:26:35 -0500
My frame and engine bay and suspension were caked with dirt, grease, and undercoat. I scraped the bulk off with an assortment of putty knives, and then washed several times with a good degreaser bef
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00451.html (9,593 bytes)

5. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:42:41 -0600
Going to check around for the steam/washing service tomorrow. The suspension is staying on (that is where the bugdet said stop) so I will work from there. Patton -- Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX '57
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00453.html (8,903 bytes)

6. RE: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Wilkinson" <gregwilkinson@adelphia.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:55:29 -0800
If you don't care about anything in the engine compartment (or anything below it) Berryman's B-12 Carb Cleaner will take the grease off by just spraying. It'll also wash the paint away down to the pr
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00458.html (8,414 bytes)

7. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: Rick Swain <grain@auracom.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:34:57 -0400
Patton I don't know whether or not your engine is out. We're doing an engine rebuild on a BJ8 and the owner wanted the engine bay cleaned up while it's accessible. I took out everything I could remov
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00461.html (9,448 bytes)

8. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: ah1960bt7@att.net (Brent Porter)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:08:49 +0000
I had mentioned this earlier, Dry Ice Blasting is one of the "Hottest" new processes to come along for this type of application. It is just like sand blasting, or plastic media blasting, but utilizes
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00462.html (9,256 bytes)

9. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: "Charley Braum" <cbaustin@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:36:02 -0500
The times I have been involved with dry ice blasting - in purely industrial situations - the effect is truly remarkable. All sorts of grease, scale and dirt are cleaned very nicely. There is no sand
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00464.html (9,088 bytes)

10. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: GSFuqua1@aol.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:06:09 EST
Perhaps not on the owners time but the satisfaction of knowing it is done right and well is priceless and it darn sure looks good when you are done. Cheers & Happy Holidays, Gary Fuqua Branson, MO
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00466.html (8,241 bytes)

11. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: ah1960bt7@att.net (Brent Porter)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:07:21 +0000
The place here in Indy offers onsite (read expensive), drop-off service, and also rental units. The demonstration I watched and the conversations I had with them here were very comperable to the pric
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00467.html (9,736 bytes)

12. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:34:12 -0700
Simply put the car on a trailer and take it to the car wash. As for the stuff under the hood I would recomend taking it all off so the underhood is bare. David Nock
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00470.html (10,357 bytes)

13. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:00:34 -0600
I didn't know that Berryman's was that strong. I knew that brake cleaner could do the job, but I think it dissolves rubber. Another email suggested cold oven cleaner with the warning that it can chem
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00473.html (8,831 bytes)

14. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:04:13 -0600
The engine is soon to be out. Time is exactally the problem, as he is finding the cleaning job bigger than he anticipated (read more $$$ for me to spend) and it needs to be done quickly as it is taki
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00474.html (9,213 bytes)

15. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:05:30 -0600
I would love to try it, but not practical or finacially viable in this situation. Impressive stuff. Patton Patton Dickson - Richmond, TX '57 A-H 100-Six - http://Austin-Healeys.com
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00475.html (8,799 bytes)

16. Re: Best way to degrease an engine bay (score: 1)
Author: "Bob Johnson" <robert.w.johnson@adelphia.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:51:21 -0500
I had rather remarkable success this summer with a spray bottle of Orange Blast from Wal*Mart this summer. Sprayed it on, let it sit, washed it off with a pretty low pressure washer. (Wash, Rinse, re
/html/healeys/2004-12/msg00484.html (8,556 bytes)


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