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I've always believed that old cars - ie with no computers and gizmos - can be cleaned with a liberal application of Gunk, some elbow grease and a hose, provided that all electrics and any possible points of water ingress into the engine were covered up.
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Agreed. That's the only way to do it properly.
Lots of TLC, elbowgrease and and also a good opportunity to find small faults before they become bigger ones too. Split hoses, frayed and damaged wiring etc.
Steam Cleaning or Jet wash, pressure jet washing is a no no for me. Water everywhere especially where you don't want it. Misfires and electrical issues for weeks afterwards. No thanks!
And maybe I'm over suspicious, but whenever I go to look at a car to buy, a newly steamed or jetwashed engine always says to me, if the engine is in good shape, without oil leaks, and well looked after....Why did they need to wash it?