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
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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)
>>
>>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:
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>>
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