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Originally Posted by CHANMADD
I've used a pressure washer for years...
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I was waiting for someone to break the ice. I've washed engine bays down in most of my cars since probably 1969 - in car washes and with a hose. I haven't used my pressure washer but with a wide pattern I would not be afraid to. The worst thing that ever happened was a wet distributor cap. Learned to spray them inside with WD-40 at an early age. That being said I don't wash down either my ERA or my 66 Corvette engine bay since I restored it. Neither one gets enough miles to need to do more than wipe them down periodically - but if I did put a lot of miles on them I would tape plastic bags over the distributor and air cleaners, spray the area with a diluted mix of Simple Green and water, use a soft bristle paint brush on any especially grimy areas, rinse with water out of a garden hose and use compressed air or my leaf blower to blow it down before drying with towels. I then start the motor and let engine heat and fan air finish drying out all the crevices.
