I'd suggest either Simple Green or one of the citrus cleaners.
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver at Eng.Sun.COM>
To: <Ajhsys@aol.com>; <Tomsaudi@aol.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>; <soavero@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: Clean My Engine Bay!
> 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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