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Subject:Re: Dirty vs. clean
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:27:14 -0700

Very nice!   Is that aluminium paint on there Chris?  Are you going to show
us the other side?   :)

On 8/28/07, Chris Lisica <wavanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> does this put me in the running?
>
> http://wavanagon.googlepages.com/CIMG3028.JPG/CIMG3028-full.jpg
>
> I'm gonna create a full post which chronicles the
> disassemble/clean/paint/reinstall....
>
> -chris
>
> On 8/27/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > CRC Brakleen does a terrific job of making the engine and engine bay
> > clean,
> > probably at some huge cost to the environment.  That's what I used on
> > Dixie
> > when I replaced the engine.  Still looks nice.
> >
> > I have a 2.5 Subie to go in there and I'll definitely polish the cam
> > covers
> > before it goes in; they're the smooth kind, without words, so they are
> > going
> > to sparkle!   :)
> >
> > Brent Weide gets the "Prettiest Engine Award", with Benny Boy a close
> > second.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/27/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > That's just it - I'd love to clean out the engine bay but how do you
> > do it
> > > without messing something up and what do you use?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > > '90 Carat (Grover)
> > > '86 (We call this one Parts)
> > > '85 GL (Preparing for reanimation)
> > > '78 Bus (Patty's Bus)
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Chris
> 88 Vanagon GL
> 02 Golf GLS TDI (SOLD, looking for a Westy, now that I know what I really
> like to drive)

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com