Couple of things here.  First, as a Subaru Convert, I frequently trawl at
Home Depot or the local FLAPS in search of somebody to show my engine to.
Therefore I want it to be clean and professional looking.  Not like
Ben-of-the-North, however.  He's just sick.

Second, I put a motor with 106,000 miles in there.  If anything starts to
leak, I want to see it as soon as it starts to happen.

Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>Todd Last
>>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:39 AM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Dirty vs. clean
>>
>>If there is a site to post photos, I'd love to see who in the vanagon
>>community has the cleanest, and the dirtiest engine compartments.  I'm
>>always surprised at how dirty people's engines are. I guess I assumed that
>>people on the list would have spotless and shiny engines... which does not
>>seem to be the norm.
>>
>>Where do you fit on the continuum?
>>
>>I always try to keep my engine compartment clean, because I hate working
>>on a car and have to deal with falling crud. Also, I've always felt that
>>if you take your car in for service, mechanics will do a better job (or at
>>least be happier) when presented with a clean engine compartment compared
>>to one that is all caked with dirt and grease.
>>
>>What is your opinion?
>>
>>
>>Todd
>>'88 Westy