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Cleaning up the ol' engine, what should I use?

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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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Cleaning up the ol' engine, what should I use?
I used Armor All protectant wipes for the plastic crap, but what should I use to clean up the engine it self, I tried the wipes and they can't bust away that dirt, any suggestions?
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Army-The-Sarg
I used Armor All protectant wipes for the plastic crap, but what should I use to clean up the engine it self, I tried the wipes and they can't bust away that dirt, any suggestions?
Use some kind of grease dissolver, thats all i can think of ;(
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 03:19 PM
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Simple Green or Meguiar's APC+
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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Simple Green
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 06:08 AM
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Simple green stained my hoses real bad. I use Meguiars Citri-Gel.
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simple green make sure to dillute it though.
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