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
> >>
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> >>
>
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