So, what do you think?

MountaineerTom · March 22, 2001

I got my painted intake cover installed and here it is. The ribs on top have 1/8 inch wide silver pin striping on them, as does the air cleaner lid but it's not painted red. I may replace it with K&N Gen II somtime this Summer. The colored lettering was done with a Testors paint pen. Some of the pics look kinda bad, but the digital camera I used doesn't have a very high resolution.

(Edited by MountaineerTom 99Z71 at 7:14 pm on Mar. 21, 2001)

Frank S · March 22, 2001

Nice job Tom.That turned out great!

rocksolid · March 22, 2001

Looks great!

How do you keep your engine so clean?

Zane · March 22, 2001

Quote: from rocksolid on 8:08 am on Mar. 22, 2001
Looks great!

How do you keep your engine so clean?

Thats what i was thinking!!!

MountaineerTom · March 22, 2001

Thanks guys.

To be honest, I havn't done any serious off roading. I've only played around in some deep mud twice, the last time in November. Here is South Carolina the mud is more like a red clay/sandy type (in most places near me) that is a b*tch to clean up. It stains stuff a little too. I've still got that red clay/sand stuff coming out of cracks and corners when I wash it. I do wash the engine compartment about twice a year, and right after I played in the mud. After it's clean, I usually spray some armor all on all the plastic an hoses to keep them fairly clean. The weather here is ususally great. If anything it rains and we might get one or two days of snow every year or two, but they don't use salt here, so thats not a problem.

(Edited by MountaineerTom 99Z71 at 11:03 am on Mar. 22, 2001)

Shaners · March 23, 2001

Nice job Tom!!!

NewbieZ71 · March 24, 2001

Tom:

Could you go over how you clean the engine for us new guys who can already tell that even though we dont know K&N from A&P we know we are gonna wanna clean engine? What do you cover up and how? What did you use to clean?

MountaineerTom · March 24, 2001

Quote: from NewbieZ71 on 8:03 pm on Mar. 23, 2001
Tom:

Could you go over how you clean the engine for us new guys who can already tell that even though we dont know K&N from A&P we know we are gonna wanna clean engine? What do you cover up and how? What did you use to clean?

First, don't spray any water on a hot engine. You don't want to crack anything.

What I do is cover the alternator and plug wires with some aluminium foil. I use that because it's easy to shape and work with. If it's really greasy/muddy/dirty I spray some cleaner like Castrol Superclean, engine degreaser, or something similar on the worst spots. If it's not too dirty, just mist it with the hose. Then I take a soft bristled brush with a handle on it and dip it into the soapy water I used to wash the truck with and just kinda scrub over everything. You just want to be careful not to directly spray any electrical stuff or things you think shouldn't get too wet. I don't use high pressure either. I have one of those hose nozzles that has different spray settings and I usually use the shower and mist settings.

I only do it a couple time a year, at the most, and it doesn't take but about 5 min. If I'm in a hurry, I'll dry off what I can easily reach. After everything has time to dry, I spray some Armor All on a rag and hit all the hoses and plastic.

Hope this helps.

I did the same thing to my '91 when I had it. This picture was taken when the truck was about 5 or 6 years old. It was easier to clean though compared to the new models.

(Edited by MountaineerTom 99Z71 at 8:42 pm on April 8, 2001)