Best way for cleaning Engines?
05-01-2015 | 06:43 PM
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I must be the odd ball, we pull the boat thru the coin car wash and start with soapy water and then rinse. It is about a $5 event. We pull the drain plugs and then raise the bow up to max with the trailer jack and sometimes use a floor jack w/wood blocks to get enough height. (depends on the coin car wash). We then tow to shop/home with the bilge plugs removed and then towel dry. We do this every time we boat.....been doing this for 20+ years. Try it, the entire engine compartment comes out spotless and cost next to nothing.
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05-01-2015 | 07:38 PM
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05-01-2015 | 08:09 PM
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Barrel Roll the boat. Effortless cleaning.
Ok, so how does everyone clean their engines? I wipe mine down all the time with a rag, but I obviously cannot get into crevices and so on. Thinking about buying the foam engine de-greaser spray where you spray it on, let it sit and then hose it off. Good idea or bad? My engines are stock 496HO's with no chrome or anything like that.
05-03-2015 | 06:53 AM
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05-03-2015 | 10:04 PM
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I must be the odd ball, we pull the boat thru the coin car wash and start with soapy water and then rinse. It is about a $5 event. We pull the drain plugs and then raise the bow up to max with the trailer jack and sometimes use a floor jack w/wood blocks to get enough height. (depends on the coin car wash). We then tow to shop/home with the bilge plugs removed and then towel dry. We do this every time we boat.....been doing this for 20+ years. Try it, the entire engine compartment comes out spotless and cost next to nothing.
