Pressure washed engine....NICE!!!

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Apr 25, 2005 | 06:44 PM

lighter_up

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From: Pearl Harbor Hi

Pressure washed engine....NICE!!!

I know how many of you are expecting a horror story to follow, but I actually pressure washed the engine and it came out beautiful. I've always gone in there with a tiny wire brush to clean out all the gunk, but my friend convinced me to wash it. Sure enough....a huge pile of chunky gunk ended up on the pavement and draining down the street.

I appologize to mother nature....but hey....my engine is shiney as new. Another guy I know did the same, but figured his distributor needed cleaning too.....I'll let him tell his horror story.
I'll post pix soon.

Apr 25, 2005 | 08:56 PM

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What................no before/after pics

Apr 25, 2005 | 09:37 PM

Sleazy Rider

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yep, a pressure washer sure makes engine cleaning quick and cleaner...just keep the distributor(l98) and the t-body dry.

Apr 25, 2005 | 11:28 PM

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Apr 25, 2005 | 11:57 PM

petdoc

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Good thing you have a pre opti-spark car.....or that pretty vette would be litterally dead in the water...

Apr 25, 2005 | 11:59 PM

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That is priceless

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Apr 26, 2005 | 05:47 AM

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can't wait to see the pix

Apr 26, 2005 | 12:04 PM

VetteWantaBe

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What precautions should be taken before washing engine?

I want to do the same thing. What precautions should I take to make sure that I don't mess up something?

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Apr 26, 2005 | 12:23 PM

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I can't see using a power washer , and if your engine was that dirty to begin with why power wash it now ....mine is clean enough to eat off and never had to spray any water at engine at all ....better safe than sorry . Glad you had no problems and engine is clean ...

Apr 26, 2005 | 08:47 PM

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Apr 27, 2005 | 12:03 AM

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Apr 29, 2005 | 08:23 PM

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From: Pearl Harbor Hi

Okay, so due to icky weather i wasn't able to get the pix right away. And due to lazyness I wasn't able to tell you about the bad weather. So now that today is hotter than a vette engine in traffic.....here they are.