To what lengths would you go to clean your engine?

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Is it necessary to use the toilet brush with the purple power or would
another type of brush work?
Dan
Really naive about this scrubbing stuff!
I just used enamal reducer, paint thinner, paper towels and tooth brushes on
the godforsaken 16V POS I bought.

----- Original Message -----
From: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
To: <rocco16v@netzero.net>; <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: To what lengths would you go to clean your engine?


> Use Purple Power and a toilet brush. Rinse well. That stuff corrodes as
well
>   :)
> Go ahead, ask me how I know!
>
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> Julie Macfarlane
> Menlo Park Research & Development
> Internet Application Developer
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> Amsterdam NY
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> >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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