My engine bay cleaning technique.

[Revving2Redline]

I live with the dust under the hood. In New Mexico I would have to clean it every week or two.
I feel the dust is less harmful than a water bath 20-30 times a year.

Yes in an application like yours the best thing to do would just take an air compressor and try to make sure you don't have any large amounts of dust sitting in one place where a little bit of moisture or humidity would make it form a clump. I get to the point or I just wipe down what I can physically see on top and reach and then dry with compressed air. I've never had a desire to take anything that distributes water and a large capacity and put it on an engine bay though I have used a miniature steamer a timer too to get thick oil or transmission droplets off .

 

[rszappa1]

Mine is simple....A can of Gunk engine cleaner...spray it on...hose it off....start the car and go for a short ride...then open hood and dry off any left over water...done in less than 1 hour....been doing it that way since 1968....

 

[Donald]

Is this a good method? Just cover the air cleaner and distributor cap, then hose it down eith a garden hose sprayer attachment. Then after that take said machine out for a drive so dry off any water as I dont want any water sitting for any period of time. Then respray with anti corrosion spray. I like to use a marine grade spray that leaves a glossy waxy coating. The problem is the dust gets caked on and it needs to be washed off and re applied.

I would protect the alternator from the water from the garden hose.

I am not sure a spray of an anti corrosion product is needed. Especially if it attracts dirt.

You are cleaning the engine bay so it looks better. The engine will run the same with a clean or dirty engine bay.

What anti corrosion product? Have you tried Boeshield T-9? That may not attract dust as much. Not sure. I have used it on boat engines but dust is not really a big issue for boat engines.

 

[The motor guy]

I would protect the alternator from the water from the garden hose.

I am not sure a spray of an anti corrosion product is needed. Especially if it attracts dirt.

You are cleaning the engine bay so it looks better. The engine will run the same with a clean or dirty engine bay.

What anti corrosion product? Have you tried Boeshield T-9? That may not attract dust as much. Not sure. I have used it on boat engines but dust is not really a big issue for boat engines.

This would be something id do just before taking the boat out, that way it dries up from the engine heat. They dont get too hot just idling on the hose. I think the hose water is a good bit colder this time of year. Water temp on the lake was 57 degrees when I took the boat out and even noticed the valve covers were much cooler and oil filter. The lake temperature tracks with air temperature around here. So technically its 30 degrees cooler than 90 degree water temps in the summer