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

posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jun 7 20:14 CST 2012
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I bought an 850 T5 for someone and washed the engine down with my garden hose. The car came from a farm with a 1/2 mile dirt approach road.

After I put in new plugs, rotor, cap, changed the oil, I thought I would wash some of the dust and dirt out. I was very careful where the water went and how hard the spray was. But, the 5 cyl engine was going to surprise me. It started right up!

Rather than let it idle in the driveway, I took it to the end of the street and back - about 1 mile. As I made the turn around, the engine started to sputter and before I got home the check engine light came on and it died.

Well, the plugs and wires have a plastic cover over them. It is not water proof! The recessed plugs had about 3 inches of water in each of them, and the water is now boiling hot. I couldn't remove the plugs, because the water would flow into the cylinder. I had to mop out each plug hole with a cloth, remove the plugs and dry them as well as the plug wire connections.

Have fun in St Louis. I will be in Chicago. The 220 runs great!!!
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My name is Klaus and I am a V ♂ lv ♂ holic






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