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Subject:Re: Wanted: Engine cleaning tips
From:John-Reed Maffeo
Date:Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:13:25 -0700

>         Wanted: Engine cleaning tips
>         Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:38:15 +1000
>         Dom <dmoon@METZ.UNE.EDU.AU>

> Does anyone have a good technique for cleaning a vanagon engine without getting water all over the place
> I take it a high pressure cleaning system is not adviseable.

I pressure clean my Syncro engine. My trick is to use a big sheet
of plastic clipped to the top of the rear hatch opening. It is
wide enough that I can flip up the hatch cover and the wings of
the plastic sheet still protect the side panels in the interior.

WFM,

John-Reed '86 Syncro
Mesa, AZ