Engine Room Cleaning

BlueBelle · Post by **BlueBelle** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:20 pm

Previous owner left me with an engine room that hasn't been cleaned in years. Any ideas on cleaning her up would be greatly appreciated. Is pressure washing a viable alternative? Do I risk water damage to the 671's?

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prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:50 pm

pressure worser fill be fine just don't spray around the engine air intake or breather system avoid the alt and stater and the trans vent .

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:01 am

I cleaned mine by hand, Dawn dish soap and a shop vac, what a chore, but well worth it. Just wondering though, if you pressure wash where does the slime go?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:52 am

You can use a shop vac to scoop it up or it will be pumped out . if you have a lot of oil I would not let it get pumped over board oil absorbing sheets work well ,

koviak · Post by **koviak** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:05 pm

Use Purple Power or Simple Green and coat bildge, let sit for awhile and then rinse. I have used this for years with good results. Have also used a shop vac to get all water and debris out.