Nut Kracker
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I've been reading on here a lot lately about people degreasing/cleaning their engines, only to find that it wont start due to water ingestion into the electrical components when rinsing it off. Go out and buy one of these pressure sprayers. They are around $30-$40 from Mitre 10 or Bunning's. Spray the degreaser as usual avoiding electrical components. Then to rinse it off, fill the pressure sprayer with clean water and rinse it off. The sprayer allows you to rinse off the degreaser without drenching the whole engine with a Gerni or a garden hose. You are able to direct the spray to where you want it. It allows you to get into tight areas very easily without water getting into every thing. I just did mine and cleaned around the ignition module with no effect on the electronics at all. I found if you park it on a slight slope, either nose up or down, the water runs off better. Another tip if I may suggest is when you have finished rinsing, empty the sprayer and hose of ALL water, then pressurise it with just air. Open up the nozzle of the sprayer to a wide pattern. This will allow you to blow away most of the excess water, especially around any electrical components.

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