To what lengths would you go to clean your engine?

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Use Purple Power and a toilet brush. Rinse well. That stuff corrodes as well 
  :)
Go ahead, ask me how I know!



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
>To: "BoxOParts" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: To what lengths would you go to clean your engine?
>Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 07:04:33 -0700
>
>MessageUse caution there, 'box.  Oven cleaner is very caustic and will take 
>off paint, corrode aluminum and ferrous alloys, etc.
>
>Commercial engine cleaner and a parts-cleaning brush is the safest method.
>
>Larry
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: BoxOParts
>   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>   Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 11:38 PM
>   Subject: RE: To what lengths would you go to clean your engine?
>
>
>   foaming oven cleaner seems to work best
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org 
>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Toomasson
>     Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:24 PM
>     To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>     Subject: To what lengths would you go to clean your engine?
>
>
>     Recently, as I've had my 2L 16v out for some time, I've taken a good 
>ribbing as to how dirty the engine was. (And, in my defense, it wasn't that 
>dirty, but I can also appreciate the looks of a spic&span engine bay).
>
>     Now, the re-install looms and I'm faced with this miserable task. I'm 
>subconsciously looking for any reason to not do it, any shortcut that'll 
>make it easier, when I know I really should take the belts, pulleys, 
>tensioner, lower timing belt cover off and dig in. But did I mention that 
>I'm LAZY?
>
>     [/end 5-beer whine]
>
>     thx 4 listening!  :D   ND talley-ho!
>
>     JT
>
>
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