I'm surprised nobody is using a brush with the degreaser... chemical alone only goes so far but with an old grimy motor you need some mechanical removal. I use a stiff bristle brush to really scrub the 200k mile oil and grease
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I'm surprised nobody is using a brush with the degreaser... chemical alone only goes so far but with an old grimy motor you need some mechanical removal. I use a stiff bristle brush to really scrub the 200k mile oil and grease
I do to access areas, like airboxes which then get cleaned separately.
Kinda like removing dirty clothes, throwing them in the washer and meanwhile taking a shower.
More access=More clean
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WTF is up with those stock photos? They couldn't find anything else, or wait until the dragon was unloaded? lol
I used to wash A/M32-86Ds, the 4-71 Detroit Diesel-powered flightline generators the Air Force used for decades. They were always horribly grimy. We had a lift in the wash rack that we would put them on, and then we'd have to scrub them clean. If a -71's not leaking oil, it doesn't have any in it, and the radiator fan blows from the engine outward, so the radiator was always caked with oil and trash. We could get them clean, but it takes a lot of hot water, and you're usually drenched when you finally get it done. Don't wear your best uniform!I find the pressure washer usually does that for me. I did have an old International with a Detroit 6V53 for a few weeks and the gas powered pressure washer only took the dust off, and a few chunks that made a mess in the driveway. Everything under the the engine was still just as grimey as before!