A mechanic friend suggested Castrol Super Clean. I bought some last night
but have not tried it yet.
Dave
At 09:38 AM 5/5/00 -0700, 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.
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>IMHO - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
>San Jose, CA
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>>Subject: Re: Clean My Engine Bay!
>>To: Ajhsys@aol.com, Tomsaudi@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net,
>spridgets@autox.team.net
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>>> 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)
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>>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
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