Mud in engine compartment..
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10-28-2005
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10-29-2005
power washers can do ALOT of damage, so use ALOT of care when using it. it can etch concrete so i can hurt ur truck use care.... maybe a small investment into a front skid plate to keep the mud out of ur engine compartment. i have hit plenty of mud puddles, a few, that were a tad on the deep side, yet pop my hood, and my engine looks BRAND new
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Originally Posted by FMD
power washers can do ALOT of damage, so use ALOT of care when using it. it can etch concrete so i can hurt ur truck use care.... maybe a small investment into a front skid plate to keep the mud out of ur engine compartment. i have hit plenty of mud puddles, a few, that were a tad on the deep side, yet pop my hood, and my engine looks BRAND new
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Originally Posted by FMD
maybe a small investment into a front skid plate to keep the mud out of ur engine compartment. i have hit plenty of mud puddles, a few, that were a tad on the deep side, yet pop my hood, and my engine looks BRAND new
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10-31-2005
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I've become a proponent of leaving the mud there and here's why:
Paleontologists have gotten some of their best information from numerous fossils that were buried in mud. Why?
Simple: because mud has magical properties of preservation! If you want to keep you engine running like new, it NEEDS a mud pack. Cleaning off the mud is the WORST thing you can do.
I mean, think about it a minute: all those expensive spas, packing aging, rich overweight womens seamed faces with mud to keep them with a "glow" for a bit longer. Why would people pay for such things if it didn't work, I ask you?
Now, of course, a woman can't wear the mud all the time, so in between "treatments" the normal process of aging occurs.
But I'm willing to bet that if they left the mud on all the time -- THEY WOULD NEVER AGE!!!
There's some evidence that Ponce De Leon's "fountain of youth" he was hunting for was in fact a misnomer. It wasn't the FOUNTAIN'S WATER -- it was the MUD AROUND IT. No wonder he never found it.
Using this sterling and umimpeachable line of reasoning, I have concluded that cleaning my engine is not only a waste of my time, but actually detrimental to the life of the engine. To me, Thomas' engine picture above is an example of the youthful glow of engine health!!!
By the way, for those of you not in healthy mud areas (and not all mud is healthy, you know), I have distilled the essence of a youth preserving mud into a product I created just for you, to help you keep your engine running like new.
All I need is your credit card number...
Paleontologists have gotten some of their best information from numerous fossils that were buried in mud. Why?
Simple: because mud has magical properties of preservation! If you want to keep you engine running like new, it NEEDS a mud pack. Cleaning off the mud is the WORST thing you can do.
I mean, think about it a minute: all those expensive spas, packing aging, rich overweight womens seamed faces with mud to keep them with a "glow" for a bit longer. Why would people pay for such things if it didn't work, I ask you?
Now, of course, a woman can't wear the mud all the time, so in between "treatments" the normal process of aging occurs.
But I'm willing to bet that if they left the mud on all the time -- THEY WOULD NEVER AGE!!!
There's some evidence that Ponce De Leon's "fountain of youth" he was hunting for was in fact a misnomer. It wasn't the FOUNTAIN'S WATER -- it was the MUD AROUND IT. No wonder he never found it.
Using this sterling and umimpeachable line of reasoning, I have concluded that cleaning my engine is not only a waste of my time, but actually detrimental to the life of the engine. To me, Thomas' engine picture above is an example of the youthful glow of engine health!!!
By the way, for those of you not in healthy mud areas (and not all mud is healthy, you know), I have distilled the essence of a youth preserving mud into a product I created just for you, to help you keep your engine running like new.
All I need is your credit card number...
#17
10-31-2005
Originally Posted by NHBubba
My LII shipped from the factory w/ a carbon steel front skid plate. It doesn't do a helluva lot for keeping mud & water out, even w/ the 'mild' wheeling I do..
The long shield that was installed on the driver side of earlier Rangers is no longer available (order the old part number and you will get the new 1/4 length shield - ask me how I know). The good news it that the passenger side shield is the exact same part except the push pins are reversed. It takes about a minute to turn the pins around and you have the old long driver side shield - about $15.
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Side note: It is far too easy to rip the shield(s) off when offroading, especially with large tires (or even with stockers). I reversed mine so the shields fit inside the plastic inner fenders with the push pin heads on the inside. You may have to move one or two of the pin holes in the rubber shield to get it to line up with the inner fender holes but it's easy to do.
This simple mod gives a lot more tire clearance and moves the vulnerable top edge inside where it's better protected. This greatly improves the chances that you'll keep your shields.
Here is a pic of the shield remounted to the inside of the inner fender with the points of the push pins facing outward. You can see a noticeable "witness mark" where the shield used to be on the outside.
#19
10-31-2005
Originally Posted by n3elz
I've become a proponent of leaving the mud there and here's why:
Paleontologists have gotten some of their best information from numerous fossils that were buried in mud. Why?
Simple: because mud has magical properties of preservation! If you want to keep you engine running like new, it NEEDS a mud pack. Cleaning off the mud is the WORST thing you can do.
I mean, think about it a minute: all those expensive spas, packing aging, rich overweight womens seamed faces with mud to keep them with a "glow" for a bit longer. Why would people pay for such things if it didn't work, I ask you?
Now, of course, a woman can't wear the mud all the time, so in between "treatments" the normal process of aging occurs.
But I'm willing to bet that if they left the mud on all the time -- THEY WOULD NEVER AGE!!!
There's some evidence that Ponce De Leon's "fountain of youth" he was hunting for was in fact a misnomer. It wasn't the FOUNTAIN'S WATER -- it was the MUD AROUND IT. No wonder he never found it.
Using this sterling and umimpeachable line of reasoning, I have concluded that cleaning my engine is not only a waste of my time, but actually detrimental to the life of the engine. To me, Thomas' engine picture above is an example of the youthful glow of engine health!!!
By the way, for those of you not in healthy mud areas (and not all mud is healthy, you know), I have distilled the essence of a youth preserving mud into a product I created just for you, to help you keep your engine running like new.
All I need is your credit card number...
Paleontologists have gotten some of their best information from numerous fossils that were buried in mud. Why?
Simple: because mud has magical properties of preservation! If you want to keep you engine running like new, it NEEDS a mud pack. Cleaning off the mud is the WORST thing you can do.
I mean, think about it a minute: all those expensive spas, packing aging, rich overweight womens seamed faces with mud to keep them with a "glow" for a bit longer. Why would people pay for such things if it didn't work, I ask you?
Now, of course, a woman can't wear the mud all the time, so in between "treatments" the normal process of aging occurs.
But I'm willing to bet that if they left the mud on all the time -- THEY WOULD NEVER AGE!!!
There's some evidence that Ponce De Leon's "fountain of youth" he was hunting for was in fact a misnomer. It wasn't the FOUNTAIN'S WATER -- it was the MUD AROUND IT. No wonder he never found it.
Using this sterling and umimpeachable line of reasoning, I have concluded that cleaning my engine is not only a waste of my time, but actually detrimental to the life of the engine. To me, Thomas' engine picture above is an example of the youthful glow of engine health!!!
By the way, for those of you not in healthy mud areas (and not all mud is healthy, you know), I have distilled the essence of a youth preserving mud into a product I created just for you, to help you keep your engine running like new.
All I need is your credit card number...
um... no thanks ill wash mine off, mine didnt and never has ran good with mud on it, plus doesnt it keep the engine warmer with all that mud?
to clean my engine i pop the hood at the local coin wash and spray it down works for me and ive had no issues.
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10-31-2005
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Originally Posted by n3elz
I've become a proponent of leaving the mud there and here's why:
Paleontologists have gotten some of their best information from numerous fossils that were buried in mud. Why?
Simple: because mud has magical properties of preservation! If you want to keep you engine running like new, it NEEDS a mud pack. Cleaning off the mud is the WORST thing you can do.
I mean, think about it a minute: all those expensive spas, packing aging, rich overweight womens seamed faces with mud to keep them with a "glow" for a bit longer. Why would people pay for such things if it didn't work, I ask you?
Now, of course, a woman can't wear the mud all the time, so in between "treatments" the normal process of aging occurs.
But I'm willing to bet that if they left the mud on all the time -- THEY WOULD NEVER AGE!!!
There's some evidence that Ponce De Leon's "fountain of youth" he was hunting for was in fact a misnomer. It wasn't the FOUNTAIN'S WATER -- it was the MUD AROUND IT. No wonder he never found it.
Using this sterling and umimpeachable line of reasoning, I have concluded that cleaning my engine is not only a waste of my time, but actually detrimental to the life of the engine. To me, Thomas' engine picture above is an example of the youthful glow of engine health!!!
By the way, for those of you not in healthy mud areas (and not all mud is healthy, you know), I have distilled the essence of a youth preserving mud into a product I created just for you, to help you keep your engine running like new.
All I need is your credit card number...
Paleontologists have gotten some of their best information from numerous fossils that were buried in mud. Why?
Simple: because mud has magical properties of preservation! If you want to keep you engine running like new, it NEEDS a mud pack. Cleaning off the mud is the WORST thing you can do.
I mean, think about it a minute: all those expensive spas, packing aging, rich overweight womens seamed faces with mud to keep them with a "glow" for a bit longer. Why would people pay for such things if it didn't work, I ask you?
Now, of course, a woman can't wear the mud all the time, so in between "treatments" the normal process of aging occurs.
But I'm willing to bet that if they left the mud on all the time -- THEY WOULD NEVER AGE!!!
There's some evidence that Ponce De Leon's "fountain of youth" he was hunting for was in fact a misnomer. It wasn't the FOUNTAIN'S WATER -- it was the MUD AROUND IT. No wonder he never found it.
Using this sterling and umimpeachable line of reasoning, I have concluded that cleaning my engine is not only a waste of my time, but actually detrimental to the life of the engine. To me, Thomas' engine picture above is an example of the youthful glow of engine health!!!
By the way, for those of you not in healthy mud areas (and not all mud is healthy, you know), I have distilled the essence of a youth preserving mud into a product I created just for you, to help you keep your engine running like new.
All I need is your credit card number...
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Bob, I rembember you mentioning the sheild issue and your solution before. Truth be told: I've just been too lazy to bother w/ such a fix. Based on how bad things were, I really should though. Even if it just cuts down on half of the crap getting sprayed up there.. it's probably well worth it. You solution is, as always, very well implemented!
Thomas, my engine looked very much like that.. except I had our local mud instead. Your southern mud is far reder in color. I remember a photo a while back of Swoop's LII somewhere in PA. My engine looked almost as bad as his did.
Welp, yesterday between driving all over the place and shooting lots of photos I hosed down the engine. Just took a garden hose to it over at the office. Living in an apartment building really sucks. Fortunately my office is only a few blocks from home and the boss lets us run a hose out from the shop. As I said, I just hosed it down.. scrubbed a little, applied some cleaner here and there, scrubbed a little more, and then hosed down again. I got most of the mud off.. although all the plastic parts are still a shade of dirty. I'm not going to loose much sleep over it in the end. This is New England. Within a few months the engine will be coated w/ road salt anyhow. There's no sense in spit polishing it..
But I did knock the bulk of it off. Hopefully that's enough..
What's the word on hosing the engine down anyway? I was super nervious about hosing the battery and electrical components. They're pretty well protected, but not perfectly.. I tried to be careful around the battery contacts, alternator, and the junction box. Although everything got wet (including me!). Afterwards I let it sit for 20-30 min w/ the hood open to dry before firing it up.
Thomas, my engine looked very much like that.. except I had our local mud instead. Your southern mud is far reder in color. I remember a photo a while back of Swoop's LII somewhere in PA. My engine looked almost as bad as his did.
Welp, yesterday between driving all over the place and shooting lots of photos I hosed down the engine. Just took a garden hose to it over at the office. Living in an apartment building really sucks. Fortunately my office is only a few blocks from home and the boss lets us run a hose out from the shop. As I said, I just hosed it down.. scrubbed a little, applied some cleaner here and there, scrubbed a little more, and then hosed down again. I got most of the mud off.. although all the plastic parts are still a shade of dirty. I'm not going to loose much sleep over it in the end. This is New England. Within a few months the engine will be coated w/ road salt anyhow. There's no sense in spit polishing it..
But I did knock the bulk of it off. Hopefully that's enough..
What's the word on hosing the engine down anyway? I was super nervious about hosing the battery and electrical components. They're pretty well protected, but not perfectly.. I tried to be careful around the battery contacts, alternator, and the junction box. Although everything got wet (including me!). Afterwards I let it sit for 20-30 min w/ the hood open to dry before firing it up.
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10-31-2005
Originally Posted by NHBubba
What's the word on hosing the engine down anyway? I was super nervious about hosing the battery and electrical components. They're pretty well protected, but not perfectly.. I tried to be careful around the battery contacts, alternator, and the junction box. Although everything got wet (including me!). Afterwards I let it sit for 20-30 min w/ the hood open to dry before firing it up.
