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A few before and after pics of my engine bay detailing. Before is what it looked like when I bought it. Hadn't been done since then. Figured it was time. Didn't spend too much time with the tooth brushes.
Thanks, not too bad for 33k miles and 43 years. Squirrels made it their home when the original owner had it. Evidence of air cleaner damage and a few other spots.
Thanks all. It was pretty easy all things considered, like the heat exhaustion. I used 1-1/2 cans of heavy duty degreaser and a few shots of "shine". Took the air cleaner assembly off, battery out and covered the carb with a cool whip container and a rag. Here's a tip, poke a hole in the middle and secure with the wing nut. Also put a bowl over the distributor. Sprayed it all down from the cowl forward on a cold engine and started scrubbing with nylon brushes. Worked from the top down. After the initial scrubbing I used the garden hose with a spray head to wash it all down. After hit it with compressed air and used rags to soak up the puddles on the intake. The final step was to spray a little Gunk shine all over. A little goes a long way. Used a rag to even it out. It's by no means perfect, but not bad for a few hours of work and a couple sliced knuckles. If I pull the engine to clean it I would end up doing a full engine bay restoration. That is a long way off for me though. Obviously it will only look as good as what you have to start with. I got lucky mine was in pretty good shape to begin with.
August 13th, 2019, 09:15 AM
