Be careful not to remove the wax rust proofing  from the engine compartment
sheet metal.  The engine and trans was also covered with a corrosion
inhibitor.  If removed, than road salt will attack the aluminum.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 3:17 PM
Subject: Steam Clean Engine?

>Here's a true anal-retentive question for all of you (sorry):
>
>I just bought a GREAT '84 Westy (new heads, cooling system, brakes,
>tires, clutch...checked out very mechanically sound), but it has 121,000
>miles on it, and the engine is pretty dusty, grimy, etc. (as one would
>expect after nearly 15 years).
>
>I like to do much of my own work, and I'm thinking of steam-cleaning the
>engine so it'll be "nicer" to work on.  I've never done this before.
>
>Is there any reason to NOT steam-clean an engine?  Are there any
>arguments FOR steam-cleaning an engine (other than it being more pleasant
>to look at and/or work on)?
>
>Thanks,
>Marty "Compulsive" Wallace  ('84 Westy)
>Chico, California
>
>
>
>
>
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