I have washed many a car engine using the carwash pressure hose with no effects. Without covering the alternator. I do keep spray away from the air intake. Fresh water will not cause corrosion like salt water will.
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE DeviceDoug Mountjoy POYC Pegasus Lf38 -------- Original message --------From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 4/4/17 08:50 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Stus-List Cleaning engine Hello all; I want to clean up my diesel engine/compartment/etc. now that I have corrected a belt problem which has, over the years, sent lots of black belt dust over everything thanks partly to the alternator cooling fan--no need to go into that disaster! Of course some of the dust attached itself to the engine and has now been really 'baked' on. Anyhow, I want to clean it up and plan to use a hand held power washer after I scrape flaking old paint/rust/etc. off with a wire brush. I would like to do it without removing any thing electrical, like the alternator, etc. so I thought I'd ask the list for advice. My thought is to find some sheets(?) of shrink wrap plastic and use a hair dryer to soften them and 'waterproof' the alternator and other electrical items during the power washing. My questions for the list are 1) does this sound like it would work--I can't imagine reaching all the nooks and crannies of my Beta 28 even with a toothbrush! and 2) are sheets of shrink wrap plastic of say several square ft. dimensions available. I am thinking of the stuff that often 'wraps' new power boats that are trailered to dealers, etc. that you see on the highways. Maybe it is just waterproof sticky paper which might also work. Thoughts on this plan are welcome--positive or negative. I am trying to avoid adding to my problem list. When it cleans up, I plan to paint it with automotive engine paint. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb cenel...@aol.com
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