The kd4crs/Power Hungry/Gotts Mod (revisited - and with pictures)

[Mark_123]

Hey Jack, I think I only paid $5 plus shipping for the small piece of pipe from Ebay. The black clamp...well, I like to bass fish. I just put a new trolling motor on my Ranger boat last year, so I sprayed a couple of different sizes of clamps to use on my trolling motor sonar attachment. Anyway, this one was left over. I think I just used some $1 flat spray paint I found a Lowes. I have this little OCD issue that always makes me do things perfectly Oh yeah, the dirty engine bay is driving me crazy!!!!

[Jackpine]

So, duh!, you spray painted it! Gollee-dang! What an amazing idea!

So, I troll for "fishpond pipe" on ebay? (That's almost a pun, isn't it)? Maybe tomorrow. Seems like this stuff should be available locally.

But, the horror stories about people washing their engines really makes me nervous!

- Jack

[Power Hungry]

When washing engines, it's not like the small block Fords and Chevys of yester-decade. There used to be very little space for water to collect and where it did, it was harmless.

Nowadays, you got spark plugs that slip down into 8" tubes and the only thing keeping water out is the crappy boot on the COP. Not an impressive setup even in the best of conditions. Any moisture trapped in there will only accelerate oxidation of the plug body which only goes to exaggerate the "broken plug" issue.

I don't really see a problem with cleaning the engine compartment as long as you use low pressure water and stay completely away from the top of the engine. Using any sort of pressure washer is asking for an $800 tune-up.

[bbbxcursion]

Whenever I clean the newer fords, I have to pull the coils out to blow that water out of the whole. PITA!

[Cajun]

A dirty engine compartment drives me nuts too. In fact I was going to take it to the car wash this weekend and get rid of the road salt we had this week. So if I understand right, all I should do with my '08 is a little Simple Green and the regular hose and only below the level of the heads, then use my compressor to blow as much of the water out as possible, right?

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by Cajun

A dirty engine compartment drives me nuts too. In fact I was going to take it to the car wash this weekend and get rid of the road salt we had this week. So if I understand right, all I should do with my '08 is a little Simple Green and the regular hose and only below the level of the heads, then use my compressor to blow as much of the water out as possible, right?

That might work fine Cajun - I also remember, now that I think about it, that somebody else in the f150 forums recommended using a yard blower (like I do to clean PCs) to blow the plug wells out and dry things off.

Another cleaning product I remember now that someone uses is "Spray-n-Wash" (the stuff you spray on clothes before you put them in the washer to get rid of stains). A picture of his engine compartment looked squeaky clean.

The owners manual only says to be careful with water around the intake tube. I wonder if it's possible to force some in to the filter box through the crack where the tube joins it?

- Jack

[Cajun]

Thanks Jack.