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I washed my engine yesterday and couldn't do a THING with it!! 140-160 1973

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posted by  matt b on  Thu May 31 07:50 CST 2012
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I kept the engine spotless in '65 1800. I'd spray it down with engine degreaser and pressure wash it about once/month. Sure makes it easier to work on, if nothing else.

First thing I'd do at the car wash? Completely remove distributor and wires and stick a cork in the hole and a bag over that. Another bag over the coil. Never had a problem with it starting back up immediately.

A car with D-jet, I'd do the same. But I'd still be very wary of all that FI wiring...

Glad you got it going! Safe travels (again) to St Louis and back!

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-Matt I ♥ my ♂






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