Re: Engine Washing and Car Washing in Public Washes

["Ryan Hart" <ryanhart@ntr.net>]

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You might think that the high pressure hose could get rid of a lot of
caked-on, baked-on stuff. And you'll be right. I've successfully used the
wash bay hose on my engine a couple of times, but you lose fine control. It
takes things like emissions diagrams right off... I'm not so sure I like the
implication of what could happen to delicate wires or other... stuff. So now
I generally just hose the engine down once a week whilst washing the car at
home, and maybe every other week I use simple green on the easy-to-get-to
stuff, i.e. everything but the inside of the cylinders. I've gotten
reasonable results with amour-all, son-of-a-gun, and those other vinyl
protectants when it comes to keeping the underhood somewhat cleaner, but
then, my climate mostly involves dust (Denver), so results may vary.

OK! Distributors! Easy!
Look on the driver's side of the engine, at the top, right there where the
spark plug wires plug into. Distributorless is a flattish, oblong affair
with all of the plug wires coming out of one surface. If there's a
distributor in your car, it will be there instead of the box. It looks like
a distributor. Washing pecautions might include a baggie and a rubber band.
You don't necessarily have to keep it bone-dry; just out of any seriously
heavy stream of water. At least, that always worked on my ol' beetle.

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From: George Achorn <coolidge@tidalwave.net>
To: CCA <corrado-l@corrado-club.com>
Cc: gti <gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>; jetta <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
Date: Wednesday, October 08, 1997 8:52 PM
Subject: Engine Washing and Car Washing in Public Washes


>Hey All,
> I had the J at a public car wash today to clean off the road soot, and
>noticed in the bay next to me the owner of the place in his dorky Bond Z3,
>hood up cleaning the engine bay. I know my engine is dirty, and was
>wondering what a good method is for cleaning it. I have seen the engine
>degreaser setting before and was wondering the pros and cons to using the
>public wash's pressure washer on the engine. I am betting this should not
>be done on a hot engine regardless. I have also heard that people use
>simple green. What kind of endorsements do you guys have towards that
>product.
> Second, I am fairly certain my '94 Jetta is distributorless, however I am
>not so certain if my '93 Corrado is (mfg. date 1/93) how can I determine if
>it is distributorless or not and if so, what do I do when cleaning the
>Corrado's engine different from when I clean the J, if indeed I do have a
>distributor on the C?
> While on the subject I'll point out stuff I do know about public washes.
>DO NOT USE THE BRUSH PROVIDED, as it will scratch the paint. I did so in
>'95 on my brand new black Grand Cherokee to my peril. Gotta love scratches.
>I sold the jeep and keep a wool looking mitten in my trunk that I picked up
>at an Auto Parts Store. While talking to a local detailer he highly
>recomended them, preferably synthetic. He also told me that using the wax
>at these places is nice for VERY SHORT term effect, but this in no means
>should replace a periodic hand or buffed wax job.
> Last, I've found car washes are great places to meet other VW owners.
> Later-G
>

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