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No I haven't cleaned a 3 valve but have cleaned diesels with high voltage injectors. Same technique as gas engines with same results.
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OK.. 62 years old … never cleaned an engine.
Never found a reason to. Not sure why you would.
I guess maybe I never had a oil leaker?
I spent $60k + on a vehicle. My engine bay gets cleaned once a month, all purpose cleaner, then properly dressed. You clean the outside? Why not take an extra hour and clean the engine? I dont leak oil or other fluids, I just keep it clean. When it goes to the dealership, I have service techs come out and apologize for getting their fingerprints on anything in the engine compartment. It’s cleaner than anything anywhere on a lot at dealership and it stays that way. I guess when ur 62 and don’t care about our investments it’s easy to shrug it offOK.. 62 years old … never cleaned an engine.
Never found a reason to. Not sure why you would.
I guess maybe I never had a oil leaker?
I appreciate the love and care you have for your Expy. Kudo'sI spent $60k + on a vehicle. My engine bay gets cleaned once a month, all purpose cleaner, then properly dressed. You clean the outside? Why not take an extra hour and clean the engine? I dont leak oil or other fluids, I just keep it clean. When it goes to the dealership, I have service techs come out and apologize for getting their fingerprints on anything in the engine compartment. It’s cleaner than anything anywhere on a lot at dealership and it stays that way. I guess when ur 62 and don’t care about our investments it’s easy to shrug it off
never cleaned an engine.
Never found a reason to. Not sure why you would.
I suspect a little more than some soapy water in that transformation.Answer – car shows.
I washed my ’66 T-Bird’s engine with a degreaser and a kick-butt power washer. Covered up the carb and suspect electrical components with plastic bags and big rubber bands to hold the bags in place. When the engine compartment was dry, I painted the engine block the correct “Ford Corporate Blue” color and viola, ‘showtime’! All the covered-up stuff worked as advertised, including the Autolite 4V carb (thank Christ!).
Granted, our Expys won’t be entering the car show circuit anytime soon, but some folks like a clean engine compartment – maybe yourself included, based on your posted photos.
A clean Expedition is a happy Expedition! So is a clean ’66 T-Bird! Photos attached of the latter’s engine bay, ‘before’ and ‘after’.
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