RE: Re: IML: Cleaning under the hood of your Imperial

["Hall, David" <Dave.Hall@xxxxxxx>]

This is something I need to do to my engine compartment as well.  If you
were to do this at a car wash facility, wouldn't they give you grief
about making an oily and greasy mess of the car wash port?  I mean, all
this stuff has to wash off to some where right?  

Dave 
1973 Imperial
The "Still" Sleeping Giant


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Subject: Re: Re: IML: Cleaning under the hood of your Imperial

YEARS AGO I USED TO COVER MY CARB WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC AND A HEAVY
RUBBER BAND TO HOLD IT ON, UNTIL I FOUND A PLASTIC COVER, MADE BY "MR.
GASKET", THAT GOES OVER THE CARB AND IS HELD DOWN BY THE AIR CLEANER
NUT. THIS MADE IT EASY TO CLEAN THE ENGINE WITHOUT THE WORRY OF WATER OR
CHEMICALS GOING DOWN THE CARB. STILL, IT AIN'T NO FUN CLEANING AN ENGINE
COMPARTMENT AND IT WILL LOOK BETTER WHILE IT IS WET THAN WHEN IT DRIES!
JERRY, '81 F.S.
> 
> From: "Lupe Rodriguez" <lupee@xxxxxxx>
> Date: 2006/07/25 Tue PM 08:10:46 EDT
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: IML: Cleaning under the hood of your Imperial
> 
> I have used "Simple Green", on a cold engine, let it soak for
approximately 
> 5 minutes then hose it off with a garden hose. Be sure to cover the 
> carburetor with something that won't come off while spraying. I use
some 
> heavy duty plastic sheet and duct tape it really good around the
carburetor. 
> You can scrub the Simple Green with a plastic brush to get the big
chunks 
> off before you spray.
> Lupe,
> 64 Crown Coupe
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Clay Smith
> To: mailing-list
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:39 PM
> Subject: IML: Cleaning under the hood of your Imperial
> 
> 
> Greetings everyone
> My 60 Custom is needing a good cleaning of the engine compartment.
> Though the engine itself doesn't look too bad everything surrounding
it does 
> .
>  If I head down to the local car wash with a roll of quarters and a
can of 
> engine degreaser  will I end up damaging something with the high
pressure 
> spray?
> Does anyone think that  a SOS pad with a garden hose would work as
well?.
> Would a SOS pad damage the paint?
> Anyone have any  tricks to making the under hood area of an Imperial
look 
> good? (without pulling the engine)
> 
> Clay Smith
> 60 Custom
> 67 Crown Coupe
> 
> 



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