Anybody have any tips on how to clean and degrease my firewall? It has a running engine in it and i dont want to just spray everything under the hood and risk damaging some of my electrical. Should I just put some plastic over the distributor, windshield wiper motor, and avoid spraying directly on any wires. Or is there a better way

 

Most of the 'dollar stores' have thin, but long rolls of aluminum foil. It's great for wrapping around loomed or exposed wiring, hoses etc. due to its flexibility and waterproofness.

 

Man engines get wet....especially on our cars. Cover the distributor and intake and go to town.

I wouldn't bother degreasing the bay. Pull motor, power wash, repaint bc/cc. These cars were originally painted with single stage color which has poor chemical resistance. The grease, grime, dirt gets imbedded in the paint and even after cleaning its stained pitted and ruined. Unless you have a car that's bay is as clean as a whistle already De-greasing wont do too much.

I can guarantee you that a rattle can paint job will be better than what is there now.

 

Ah I can't wait til mine is no longer a daily driver then I can do my engine bay all up all beautiful and keep it clean. But its hard to keep it clean daily when your daily driver.

 

1. Get simple green spray motor
2. Cover Distributor and alternator
3. Get hose
4. Wash off simple green

 

Hondabrite is pretty amazing. I picked up a rearend from a local parts yard and used hondabrite on it and was really impressed by it. You should be able to get it at any Honda dealership.

 

can anyone tell me how to clean the tpi? ive tried all 3 engine degreasers from GUNK (the degreasing company) and none of them did the job. it doesnt look horrible, but its not clean...and there seems to be some "baked on deposits" that was supposed to taken off by the degreaser...would it be easier to take the plenum out and really go at it? or is there an easier solution leaving it on and cleaning it up? HELP!

 

Full strength simple green

 

they sell it at auto zone? haha. is it the extreme simple green? ive never seen full strength

 

They do but it is weaker than the full strength. Try home depot or a grocery store or walmart.

 

ok thanks alot. ill let you know if it works when i get a chance to do it

 

I used Simple Green on mine and it worked just fine. I covered the alternator with a plastic baggy and sprayed everything else.

After everything had dried out, I sprayed the engine bay down with some CD-2 engine detailer. It looked good for a couple weeks.

 

If you hurt anything by simply spraying water on it, it was due to fail soon anyways. It's DC electrical...if fluid mattered to causing a short, your fuel pump wouldn't work.

 

Got my simple green today. gonna try it out on my valve covers and the top of the plenum. ill let you know how it looks and ill try and get before and after pics

 

I go to the car wash, pop the hood and go to town with hot soapy water all the time. I just dont hose the dizzy or alt. Then rinse.

 

well my camera was dead so no pics. but the simple green did wonders. took off lots of grime. i sprayed it on and got a stiff toothbrush to scrub it and it worked. i reccomend it highly. thanks alot midias for suggesting it to me

 

No problem

Try your floor mats next.

 

Alternator starts with AC

 

ther in perfect condition. i only put em in when i go to shows.

 

Then it's rectified to DC, I'm aware. A generator on a welder in a field repair truck doesn't care if it's raining or not, it still works. A Lincoln Ranger8 can produce 8Kw AC, end user is the only potential for electrical hazard. Regardless, it works while wet even while producing AC voltage.
If your alternator is going to take a sh-t if it gets wet, it was bound to die soon anyways.