Loowee42

I have an 88 camaro with a carburated 350. To wash the engine, (in a manual car wash) is there anything i should cover or keep from getting wet. If anybody could tell me what they are, if there's any, that'd be great. Thanks for any information.

Chris`s85Z28

try not to spray the filter or the distributer, it`s best to have the car running so when your spraying it and the engine starts to die you know to stop spraying it till it starts running smooth again.because if you get water in the intake it might be a basturd to start again.

92RS305#2

leave the engine running and you should be fine, just try not to get water in the filter.

aklim

If you get water in the intake, it might cause a hydrolock. That is the bad news. The good news is that your new engine will be clean when you install it.

Loowee42

alright, thanks guys.

Marc 85Z28

I'll go against the others and say leave the engine off. Running voltage through wiring with a lot of water is a no-no. Even the nearly 2 decade old weatherpack connectors probably won't keep water out.

If you've got a snorkel type aircleaner just cover the distributor in plastic and avoid spraying into the snorkel. Avoid the headlight area as much as possible as the headlight connectors do not have weatherpack connectors on them.

BTW - spraying on some degreaser with the engine hot and letting it sit for a minute before spraying will do wonders...

If for some reason you suspect water got into the intake, pull the plugs and crank the engine a few times to purge all the water.

Nomar

Cover the alternator and distributor cap with platic wrap or tin foil before you spray it. A little full-strength Super Clean will help a lot too.

IROC-T

Awhile back I spilled some oil on my drive-way,so while shopping at Wally-world I picked up some drive-way cleaner called REVIVE ,and tried it out,this stuff WORKED ,and it's biodegradable too. Reading the label (fine print,hehe!) says it will clean your engine too! Ok I went out to the ol daily ,and squirt,squirt ,and went back inside about two hours later (opps only suppose to be like 15mins.)ran the hose over it and WOW,I was impressed it took off even the caked on stuff (and a little paint in places),but that was my fault I did leave it on too long. Big plus is it was the cheapest stuff they had,I'm sold!

Sitting Bull

But be prepared to live with the stench of diesel fuel for a couple weeks!

Cover the alternator, too

IROC-T

That was another nice thing about the stuff I used NO smell , and it worked just as good ,or better than Gunk. Gunk is the only thing I would use before ,other than sraight solvent ,so I'm not putting it down it's just this Revive stuff is pretty good stuff and I'm just sharring it with you guys.

breakthelawinaz

i used purple power, (that shut works awesome!) and a pressure washer, but now i have this thing where i throw a O2 code everyday for about 5 min on the way to school...

BTW: my car is tpi so i didnt have the intake issue but i did cover coil and dist. with a plastic bag...


*Eric*