| pomfritz |
Thu May 03, 2018 5:46 pm |
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Long an admirer of Ahwahnee’s immaculate engine bay teaser pics (along with owner added labeling)
I was finally inspired enough to give mine a go. It still had a bunch paint spray residue covering it. I’ve never done this before for my previous cars. What of this curse that haunts me night and day. 🤪
( TIA, Don’t look at the alternator )
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| termuehlen |
Thu May 03, 2018 6:07 pm |
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| Wow! Is that the wet and wild Stefi? What did you use for this magical wet look? |
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| pomfritz |
Thu May 03, 2018 6:40 pm |
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| Cleaned it with Gunk engine cleaner and then their spray on shine. |
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| jimf909 |
Thu May 03, 2018 7:28 pm |
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Shiny!!!
Mine isn’t this clean anymore...
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| alaskadan |
Thu May 03, 2018 7:50 pm |
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Lol, I wish! I live on a dirt road and even with custom made side tins my engine bay gets filthy immediately. The only time it looked that good was right after I did my suby conversio
n. :)
edit: I actually just washed and detailed the van yesterday . Thought about the engine/ bay and that was about all. |
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| xclemjustinx |
Thu May 03, 2018 10:02 pm |
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| What do you guys use to clean your engine and engine bay? I just got back from Mexico and I went to give it a nice cleaning. I have a 2.2 Subaru engine. Thanks. |
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| Pinetops |
Thu May 03, 2018 10:10 pm |
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Funny that the thread below this is:
"Electrical Issues (so dumb for washing engine)"
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=699021
Always be sparing with water and liquids. Water likes to creep into electrical components you don't want it to. Don't ask me how I know... |
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| pomfritz |
Fri May 04, 2018 3:04 pm |
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Yup. I used a very light spray of water to wash off the cleaner. Shut the batteries off. Actually had no run off which I was glad for. Stuck cardboard and sheets underneath to catch thup gunk
Turned the key and was relieved. |
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| llilibel03 |
Fri May 04, 2018 4:15 pm |
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Pinetops wrote: Funny that the thread below this is:
"Electrical Issues (so dumb for washing engine)"
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=699021
Always be sparing with water and liquids. Water likes to creep into electrical components you don't want it to. Don't ask me how I know...
I saw the first pic and though, "That's cool. I should clean my engine." Then read the next thread and thought, "Maybe not." |
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| calo1956 |
Fri May 04, 2018 5:10 pm |
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Here is a before , and a after pic...
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| alaskadan |
Fri May 04, 2018 11:16 pm |
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| Sweet looks great! Always a good feeling. You're going to want to keep that picture... :D |
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| Zeitgeist 13 |
Fri May 04, 2018 11:19 pm |
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| Those in the know understand how much work you put into getting all that stuff ready to paint. Great job! |
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| a1fa |
Sat May 05, 2018 5:20 am |
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| jmillsj |
Sat May 05, 2018 8:45 am |
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RMW EJ25 coming soon. I can’t wait. |
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| Zeitgeist 13 |
Sat May 05, 2018 11:40 am |
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Since the TDI engine hose down challenge is all the rage these days, I thought I'd step up and take the challenge.
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| 90Doka_Guy |
Sat May 12, 2018 4:39 pm |
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Fresh stock rebuild from RJE. About 500 miles on it so far.
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| caravelle c |
Sun May 13, 2018 5:59 am |
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The dirtiest, but still the best :wink:
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| Jake de Villiers |
Sun May 13, 2018 11:18 am |
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caravelle c wrote: The dirtiest, but still the best :wink:
Oh, that's very nice! |
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| calo1956 |
Sun May 13, 2018 11:40 am |
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| I did edit my last post here, i realize i hadn't used the current pic, and also added one with the motor out. Only we crazy know what goes into this.... |
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| CdnVWJunkie |
Sun May 13, 2018 12:10 pm |
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Zeitgeist 13 wrote: Since the TDI engine hose down challenge is all the rage these days, I thought I'd step up and take the challenge.
Casey,
What's up with the where's Waldo look of your RT axle? |
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