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Re: Clean My Engine Bay!

To: samesq@pacbell.net, Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Subject: Re: Clean My Engine Bay!
Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 11:02:12 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <v03130301b538afb05525@[209.24.235.176]>
Steve,

I haven't tried that one but have found other citrus products leave an oily
film behind. How about the one you tried?

Gerard

BTW, Kragen carries Steam in a large can 2-pack for about $3.25-$3.50. I
don't know who else carries it.



At 10:50 AM -0700 5/5/00, Swift Justice wrote:
>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
>> >>
>> >>Find the REAL Larry at:
>> >>http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=64205&a=465433&p=17927032
>> >>
>>
>> G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
>>  E A
>>   R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>>    A A
>>     R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
>>      D E
>>       S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com
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G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
 E A
  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
   A A
    R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
     D E
      S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com







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