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| shawn bennear (Lilneoplan)
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I am looking to get a engine degreaser for use on my little bus. I like to have a clean engine and I want to get something that can be sprayed on, soak a bit, and pressure washed off with a power sprayer. I want to do the trans too. any suggestions? thanks shawn | ||
| Gary Stadler (Boogiethecat)
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I've found that just hi-pressurized water works fine, no degreaser necessary. This is on my old 1962 Crown that had years of caked on schoolbus yuck all over the motor and tranny... just a few minutes with the pressure washer and it was spanking clean. I like to avoid chemicals wherever possible, and I recommend that if you have a good hi pressure water machine to try it first, then use chemicals if it doesn't work well enough for you. I think you'll be surprised and pleased!! Cheers | ||
| Rich L. Rating: N/A |
Simple Green works pretty good. Rich | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
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Kerosene applied from a weed sprayer will work nice. Be careful...the run-off will probably kill about 2 million fish if it gets into a drain connected to a stream.  | ||
| Jim Ashworth (Jimnh)
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Super Clean. Used to be marketed as Castrol Super Clean, but now it is just Super Clean. Get it at Walmart in the purple one gallon jugs (looks like antifreeze containers). Best stuff if the engine isn't caked up with years of grease and oil. Don't get any on the exterior aluminum as it WILL eat into it. Put it in a spray bottle or garden sprayer and soak the engine compartment, then do it again while it's still wet. A garden hose is enough to rinse with but a pressure washer is great. I cleaned my engine 3 years ago with it and then painted it. It's just now starting to show a few rust spots, but no peeling paint. Super Clean. Great stuff. Don't breathe the fumes. (It's that good!) Jim | ||
| Tony & Kim Rian (Rianrts)
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I agree with Jim. It is the most amazing stuff. However, make sure that if it gets on your clothes that you get it off as soon as possible. My husband has scars on his backside from sitting in it for to long. Boy is he going to be grumpy for me telling you all that. Super Clean also works great on your shower. | ||
| HondoJoe04
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I use regularly & have all of the above. But be advised Simple Green & Super Clean will also dull & strip paint if used full strength. It will waste a nice paint job on any car, etc. whether diluted or not. Great wax stripper. I will use it sparingly on the engine & hose off. However, My real preference is GUNK aerosol engine cleaner. I buy it on sale for a buck or so & stock up. It works best for me. Spray on & let stand for 5-10 minutes. Spray a little more until the can is wasted. Pressure wash or hose off & you're good to go. I also buy the other aerosol brands on sale for .99 & have good luck too. sOMETIMES A LITTLE WD40 & a rag to detail helps if you're into detail...then you can spray some on linkage & whatever for lite lube & anti-corrosion. HAVE FUN HondoJoe | ||
| Ed Jewett (Kristinsgrandpa)
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I agree with the Super Clean. Some was left in a leaking bottle on my welding machine for a few days and it ate the paint off. I used it to clean my 6V-92 when I got my coach. Works great. Ed. | ||
| Phil Dumpster2 Rating: N/A |
For something a little less extreme, use Dawn dishwashing detergent. Doesn't eat body parts and does a great job on petroleum products. Foodsafe, too. Most pressurewashers have a means to feed soap into the water stream, and if you want to do that with Dawn then dilute it with water about 50% so you don't shoot foam. If you get oil or grease in your hair from working on the bus, Tresemme shampoo is very good at getting it out. | ||
| John MC9 Rating: N/A |
Amen, Phil. That "Super Clean" and "Purple Power" product is great stuff, but getting it into armatures or wiring can play hell. That stuff will eat through coatings like all hell. I used "Purple Power" to take a layer of paint off a rim. Liquid Ivory soap (or dawn, etc) does just as good a job of dislodging grease. And.... If you take a teaspoon of sugar and mix it in your hand with an equal amount of Ivory dish detergent (or dawn, etc), it'll take grease, paint, butyl, or anything else off your hands, arms etc, without doing a bit of damage to your skin. Cheaper than "go-jo" and it works 100% better. | ||
| Kyle Brandt (Kyle4501)
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Easy-Off oven cleaner works well to remove baked on grease, but it also efficiently removes fingerprints from your fingers and can make an awful mess of paint & aluminium. The water based degreasers (super clean & purple power) seem to work better for me. And, like has been said, Keep them away from the alternator, starter & other electrical stuff to minimize future problems. kyle4501 | ||
| gusc Rating: N/A |
I've been using Gunk on engines for 50+ years and never had any trouble with it. It is pretty much dissolved by water and has never caused any electrical problems. You may need to use it two times sometimes but it does no damage to human skin or bus skin even at full strength. I've used WalMart's foam degreaser but it is not as good on engines. It does a good job on the engine cover and bumper of my 4104 and on driveways and floors. It is a lot cheaper than Gunk. Gunk is not as strong as some of the others but does not need to be if the caked on stuff is scraped off first. Simple Green is death on any aluminum. It is not used on aircraft for that reason except for the special version specified for aircraft use. There is a lot of aluminum on many buses including castings in the engine compartment. | ||
| gusc Rating: N/A |
Forgoy to mention that Gunk works much better when rinsed with hot or warm water. | ||
| niles steckbauer (Niles500)
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As an additional layer of protection for your electrical system and parts - saran wrap will at least protect them from an inadvertent direct hit by the pressure washer or hose - easily installed and removed - HTH - Niles | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
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Hey! Business opportunity: Busnut plastic wrap Not your ordinary wrap, good for wrapping electricals, good for sealing leaking hoses, even a fuel tank or two. Any investors out there? happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| niles steckbauer (Niles500)
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It's microwavable too! |