Hey all,
I have a strange issue. Yesterday during some fabulous weather I decided to degrease my engine after the previous owner seemed to run the truck for years with leaking valve covers. I wrapped the air cleaner in plastic wrap. Covered the distributer cap , coil, and starter selenoid with zip lock bags. I sprayed the block, head and oil pan with a degreaser and used one of those garden hose "pressure washers" to spray the whole thing down in 2-3 rounds.
It fired right up after and I moved it to clean the driveway. I then went to give it a good ride around to dry off and it barely started. Rough idle, backfires, and eventually stall. After a couple tries with the same result, I just left it in the sun for the rest of the day. This morning I tried again. It fired right up, seemed to idle ok. I then took it around the block, but as soon as it warmed a bit, giving it gas bogged it down and it was back to rough run. Managed to limp it into the garage.
Im worried despite coving sensitive parts and using low pressure water, I managed to penitrate something vital. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have a strange issue. Yesterday during some fabulous weather I decided to degrease my engine after the previous owner seemed to run the truck for years with leaking valve covers. I wrapped the air cleaner in plastic wrap. Covered the distributer cap , coil, and starter selenoid with zip lock bags. I sprayed the block, head and oil pan with a degreaser and used one of those garden hose "pressure washers" to spray the whole thing down in 2-3 rounds.
It fired right up after and I moved it to clean the driveway. I then went to give it a good ride around to dry off and it barely started. Rough idle, backfires, and eventually stall. After a couple tries with the same result, I just left it in the sun for the rest of the day. This morning I tried again. It fired right up, seemed to idle ok. I then took it around the block, but as soon as it warmed a bit, giving it gas bogged it down and it was back to rough run. Managed to limp it into the garage.
Im worried despite coving sensitive parts and using low pressure water, I managed to penitrate something vital. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.