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Old 02-28-2004, 09:57 AM
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Question cleaning motor tomorrow

i got me some simple green and started spraying it on a rag and wipping it down.. but what do i need to watch out for and cover up if i wanted to spray it all over and hose it down??
Old 02-28-2004, 12:56 PM
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Just watch out from spraying on any open wires. The LS1 is pretty well sealed up. Not much to worry about. I just wouldn't use the water hose and sit there with a steady stream on the motor.
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KNOCK SENSORS UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WILL DIE IF THEY GET WATER IN THEM.

Be extremely careful with water getting UNDER the intake. I learned this the hard way.
Old 02-28-2004, 01:39 PM
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yea i just had knock sensors replaced last year.. umm not cheap.... what about getting simple green on the belts?
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Get a spray bottle and put your simple green mix into there and spray the hell out of that ho. Then just rinse it off and your left with a clean motor.

Actually... i just did mine today.
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thanks guys
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I'd be careful about getting degreaser on the belts and hoses...not that it would be the same in this situation, but I degreased and hosed the engine bay of my Syclone and some of the degreaser worked its way between the hose and the inlet of the intercooler. I took the truck out and hit full boost and the hose blew (slid) right off of the inlet neck...it sounded like a cannon shot and the truck instantly quit pulling. I immediately thought catastrophe, but much to my relief it was just the hose...just my .02
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Originally Posted by LawmanSS
I took the truck out and hit full boost and the hose blew (slid) right off of the inlet neck...it sounded like a cannon shot and the truck instantly quit pulling. I immediately thought catastrophe, but much to my relief it was just the hose...just my .02
I am LMAO picturing that happening.
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Yeah...I had a pretty good laugh about it afterwards, but when it happened I damn near had a heart attack...I thought to myself: This is gonna be expensive!



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