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RTD2
Dodge Dakota
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5/13/2002
17:04:09
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Silly question time. My engine bay badly needs a wash, do I just pop the hood and go to town with the pressure washer? Or is that going to seriously screw something up? If so how do I go about washing the engine?
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Knobbyman
*GenIII*
5/13/2002
17:14:34
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What I would do...
Turn the engine ON.. just because that's me..
Hose the whole thing down w/ Degreaser VERY WELL everything get it all.. a few times.. Let it sit for a minute or 2 then hose it all off.
Do it again if you have to .. but that's what I'd do.. I'm looking for advise as well.. any suggestions?
'01 Graphite QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
4.5" Coustomized Suspension Lift
305x70x16 GoodYear MT/R's
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Dodge Dakota
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5/13/2002
17:20:03
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Just let it air dry for a while before starting it back up. I started mine up to soon and the sparkplugs started to misfire (they were grounding themselfs out from the water) and it killed my pre-cats.
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Nitro Junkie
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5/13/2002
17:26:42
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YOU HAVE TO COVER UP ELECTRONICS !!!!!!!!!!!
Use plastic bags like you get from the grocery store. Cover up pcm, fuse box, any other electronics, and cover up the air hat to.
Use a degreaser and warm water. The best way to get it clean is to get a bucket of soapy water and a rag and wash as much as you can. You can get off some of the gunk just by a hose. I will get the name of the detailer spray when I get home kinda like armor-all.
2000 R/T
Belltech 2"-3" Drop w/ Nitro Drop Shocks
40 Series Flowmaster Dumped Exhaust
8mm Taylor Spiro Pro wires w/ Autolite 3923's
Mopar Performance Distributor
180 T-Stat
Turn on I see red
Adrenaline crash and crack my head
Nitro Junkie paint me dead .....
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Bryan
Dodge Dakota
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5/13/2002
17:28:08
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Normally, try to keep water away from the distributer(sp) cap, computer and air intake. Ohter than that,,,, well, hose the sh!t out of it.
If you get any water inside the distributar cap, pop it off and spray the inside with WD-40.
this will get the water out of the distributar.
If by some freak of nature, or shear stupidity you happen to get water in the air intake, the best thing to do is remove all the spark plugs and spin the engine over A few times( DO NOT LOOK INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLES while doing this !!!!! )
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JimB
GenIII
5/13/2002
19:44:11
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I use the purple stuff, available at Auto Zone, WalMart, etc. for power washers. Don't dillute. Spray on a cold engine, everywhere, let sit for about 90 second, hose off entirely. Takes off everything, very nicely. I use it to detail my motorcycle engine. Be careful around aluminum wheels, other soft metal areas. In fact, I'm going outside right now to spray off the 3.9. All this grren pollen crapola around here in Virginia is driving me nuts. Best / Jim
99 SY 3.9 Dakota Sport
99 PB 5.9 Durango SLT
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Nitro Junkie
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5/13/2002
20:04:30
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CD-2 is the name of the stuff I use. It comes in a two pack. One can of degreaser and one can of detailer. It's about $8-$10 and works really good. You should be able to get it at any automotive store. The detailer is the best stuff to use !!!!!!!
2000 R/T
Belltech 2"-3" Drop w/ Nitro Drop Shocks
40 Series Flowmaster Dumped Exhaust
8mm Taylor Spiro Pro wires w/ Autolite 3923's
Mopar Performance Distributor
180 T-Stat
Turn on I see red
Adrenaline crash and crack my head
Nitro Junkie paint me dead .....
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Dr.D
Dodge Dakota
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5/13/2002
20:42:49
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I always use the Simple Green ($8.00 per gallon
from Sam's Club) and I spray it on the engine
un-diluted, then I attach a hose to the drain of
my hot water heater and wash the engine using hot
water.
The Simple Green WILL NOT damage or burn alloy
metals like most of your purple high strength
cleaners will.
Dr.
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reddak318
Dodge Dakota
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5/13/2002
21:17:22
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*Do not use Greased Lightning* The engine looked really good until about a week later when my intake was pitted. Is there anyway to fix this? I tried using Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish but it just left a cloudy white spot *(
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homie
Dodge Dakota
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5/13/2002
21:30:11
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Greased Lightning, Castrol Super Clean and others are very caustic and will ruin aluminium.
Iv'e used Simple Green and similar. Cover all electronics and do what you can by hand. Like others have said, spray, soak and rinse. There are so many electrical connections With the new cars I personally don't use a high pressure spray.
WD-40...Water Displacement after the 40'th try.
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Fubar512
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5/13/2002
21:31:40
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A quick tip: some degreasers leave your aluminum components looking kind of "chalky". Spray them with WD-40 after your motor dries, and they will look brand new.
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Big Blue QC
GenIII
5/14/2002
08:31:27
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what areas are recommeded to cover on a 4.7L since there is no distributor and wires? Thanks in advance.
2002 QC 4x4 Sport Plus, 4.7L, auto, Patriot Blue, Tire & Handling group,
Heavy Duty Service group, Leer cap w/out windows, Mopar Step bars and roof rack, Rhino liner in bed and on step bars, Pace Edwards Power Tailgate lock
3.55 rear, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes, all possible fluids are AMSOIL
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Dodge Dakota
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5/14/2002
11:11:28
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I had a problem with water around the plugs, distributer was fine.
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RTD2
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5/14/2002
13:12:42
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Wow! A ignorant question on my part and a whole lot good answer on yours, thanks a lot!
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