My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

[Gregski]

then we spent 6.5 hours with the pressure washer

first 5 of which were spent figuring out why there was nothing coming out of her at all, and then fixing her [I'm looking at you "unloader valve"]

this is after the first pass just with plain water (no soap... yet)

[Gregski]

you know what they say... Good enuff for ducks, good enuff for trucks !!!

and gentlemen I have tried everything over the last 30 plus years, from Simple Purple Green Power this to orange peel that and oven cleaners and all that jazz and nothing works better than good ol' dish soap, and it's FREE

"... Honey.... we're out of dish soap - again!"

[Gregski]

then I spent an hour getting gas, cause we are now a household of three with exactly 2.5 vehicles at the moment

[Gregski]

then it was simply, Wax on... Wax off

and well, what do you know? we got part numeros (them numbers confirm it's a crate motor and not one from 1971) and I think there's a date code on the other side

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by Gregski

then it was simply, Wax on... Wax off

and well, what do you know? we got part numeros (them numbers confirm it's a crate motor and not one from 1971) and I think there's a date code on the other side

Question your using the dawn straight on all with a brush or how are you applying I’m going to be cleaning up leaky engine oil blow back on the entire frame rear carrier and in frame fuel tank and power wash and it all goes down the driveway to the lawn sure would love not to use gunk ….. you all no what residue that leaves in the run off path 🤭

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

Question your using the dawn straight on all with a brush or how are you applying I’m going to be cleaning up leaky engine oil blow back on the entire frame rear carrier and in frame fuel tank and power wash and it all goes down the driveway to the lawn sure would love not to use gunk ….. you all no what residue that leaves in the run off path ��

so what I do first is remove as much crud as I can while it is still dry, I use a 2" putty knife, flat screw drivers of different sizes to scrape, and then wipe off with paper towels, I love using quality paper towels cause they really lift the dirt and grime off, and once a towel is dirty I just toss it, you can also waddle them up into a ball and force hem into crevices with a flat screw driver

then I pressure wash just with cold water from a garden hose, no soap at this time, this blows off what it can and reduces the amount of crud the soap will have to eat and fight later

not all dish soap is created equal (I am looking at you .99 Cent Store, lol) Dawny is the shizzle it works, so I use it, what color of Dawny don't matter I prefer the green though, but last time I used the blue just as well, I don't delute it in a bucket or anything like that but by now the engine is wet and their are tiny puddles of water in some cavities to mix with the soap, plus I am in California so our soap formula is most likely way weaker than yours as it may cause cancer in this state like everything else

once the engine is wett I go crazy with the dish soap and brushes just get it on everywhere

then I pressure wash it off and some stubborn grime stays on, so that's where and when you hit it with 0000 steel wool and more dish soap and then repeat with the pressure washer

pressure washers also are not all created equal (electric pressure washers could not remove a bugger off my finger) so use a gasoline powered one please

time of year matters, do this job outside when it is HOT, not in the Winter if you can

pics of another engine that I did on my '74, hope this helps

[Gregski]

and Ta Da... good enuff for the girls we go out with

[Gregski]

now keep in mind I washed it just to sell it, cause... yeah, I'm that guy!

[Gregski]

Coming Out-----------------------------Going In

35 lbs AC/heater delete------------------0
38 lbs front bumper-----------------------3 roll pan
30 lbs rear bumper------------------------3 roll pan
71 lbs exhaust--------------------------275 lbs transmotor
35 lbs fuel tank--------------------------40 lbs inverter
673 lbs engine/trans--------------------24 lbs drive shaft
16 lbs drive shaft-----------------------360 lbs battery pack*
-------------------------------------------34 lbs charger*
-------------------------------------------?? lbs dc-dc converter

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898 TOTAL roughly----------------------741 TOTAL roughly (so far)



using two 2018 BMW 530e plug in hybrid battery packs, that is twelve 28 lbs cell modules rounded up to account for cabling

possibly going with a Tesla Model S Gen 2 onboard charger[/HTML]

[Gregski]

motivation

[72 tigger]

Good stuff, enjoy your humor! Following along

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Good stuff, enjoy your humor! Following along

thanks, I appreciate the feedback

[rickcdewitt]

I'm a little surprised you're going to have more weight than that 350 boat anchor if you try to add enough range to get out of town and back.

I'm waiting on permitting and some other buildng projects before i build a nice solar array to fuel an electric vehicle of some sort.something along the lines of the white zombie electric car would be cool

[Gregski]

Operation De Purple

got dirt ?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Operation De Purple

um, no, not that Purple!

[Gregski]

and I'm getting the feeling that this is NOT what the wife meant when she said she wanted our back yard to be a bit more RUSTic

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by Gregski

and I'm getting the feeling that this is NOT what the wife meant when she said she wanted our back yard to be a bit more RUSTic

That's yard art my friend!

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by yuccales

That's yard art my friend!

right?! that's what I said, Feng Shui or sum sheet

[Gregski]

so I finally decided to put my big boy pants on and hang the driver side door on properly, so I removed the front fender and noticed this bracket had a funky bend to it, I wonder if that had something to do with me not being able to align that door properly, I don't know, we shall see

the top pic is the bad diver side, the bottom is the good passenger side

[zicc1835]

Perfect thanks for taking the time to type that all out I’m a old 1 finger texter and Typer I have done a lot of engine and grease cleaning in my day never tried this application and for the area I want to clean will be much easier that years of grease gook on a motor thanks again
Jess
Ps nice work on the E truck

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

Perfect thanks for taking the time to type that all out I’m a old 1 finger texter and Typer I have done a lot of engine and grease cleaning in my day never tried this application and for the area I want to clean will be much easier that years of grease gook on a motor thanks again
Jess
Ps nice work on the E truck

ha ha, and thanks, it really comes down to a proper ratio of dish soap to elbow grease you want at least 50/50 and everyone skimps out on the elbow grease, ha ha

here's what that little mouse looked like when I was done with her, now that took more than just dish soap and a pressure washer, but it was all done under a shade tree by yours truly no hot tank or machine shop involved

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by Gregski

ha ha, and thanks, it really comes down to a proper ratio of dish soap to elbow grease you want at least 50/50 and everyone skimps out on the elbow grease, ha ha

here's what that little mouse looked like when I was done with her, now that took more than just dish soap and a pressure washer, but it was all done under a shade tree by yours truly no hot tank or machine shop involved

Awesome I’ll take some pics and put them in my build thread of the clean up I don’t mind the elbow grease it takes to get it done it’s the outcome like that clean machine on the stand it’s supposed to be nice here climbing to 70 this week I’ll start the process

[Gregski]

Meanwhile, in my happy place: $335 bucks, they didn't itemize the scrap random pieces invoice so I have no clue what costs what, but oh well

and get this the lady at the counter measured and weighed every piece and wrote it down on a detailed invoice, me being anal retentive thought awesome this is great, I get to see exactly what it all cost, and then she grabbed a brand new Invoice and wrote:

"VARIOS ALUMINUM PEACES" $173.44

two 4"x2"x1/4" aluminum angle 59" long for $137.04 for both

WTH

[Gregski]

and here is my knowledge of metallurgy summed up

there's at least two types of aluminum angle iron, and one has a roundy round corner and the other has a sharp edge, the roundy round is stronger

I bought the roundy round one cause that's what they had in the larger sizes

[Gregski]

just mocking around