Re: [DML] Cleaning a Delorean Engine

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

I pressure washed mine when I had the engine out. ZERO problems.

Mark V


On Jul 27, 2007, at 1:39 PM, Jason Perkins wrote:

> Funny story.....
>
> Before the last TN DMC show, I did water down the engine at the car  
> wash with one of the low pressure setting sprayers.  The whole  
> drive to Gatlinburg, my car was stuttering and trying to keep up  
> with other DMC's.  It turned out I had over 1" of water in the  
> spark plug wells! And they were covered.
>
> So the moral of the story is I now clean it by hand cloth.  Then if  
> a special occasion I will spray Engine Shine on it- but wipe  
> everything down. It takes a little longer, but it comes out a lot  
> cleaner and I know I don't have any water that shouldn't be in the  
> wrong places.
>
> Jason
> #16665
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On  
> Behalf Of R Holden
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 4:21 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Cleaning a Delorean Engine
>
> On a recent detail of my Delorean, I decided not to
> 'water down' the engine for fear of getting water in
> the wrong areas (read: the solid covered areas under
> the 'hood').  I'm curious how people shine up the
> engine, clean off the dirt, etc. without water or
> potential damage to the compartment.
>
> Thanks, Royce
>
>
> Royce Holden
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