What parts should you cover when washing an engine?
Using plastic bags, cover any sensitive electrical components, such as the battery, ignition wires, and engine control unit. If there’s an exposed engine air intake under the hood, you’ll want to cover that as well. If you feel like you’ll be particularly careful with your rinsing, then you can skip this step.
What is a good engine cleaner?
- Editor’s Pick: Chemical Guys Signature Series Orange Degreaser.
- Best on a Budget: Gunk Original Engine Bright.
- Griots Garage Engine Cleaner.
- Sonax Engine Degreaser and Cleaner.
- WD-40 Specialist Machine & Engine Degreaser Foaming Spray.
Is it bad to have a dirty engine bay?
Probably not. Though it is true that while oily, greasy dirt that accumulates on an engine can trap some heat, it’s doubtful it would be enough to cause an engine to overheat or even run hotter than normal. There is no evidence to suggest that a cleaner engine runs better than one that is dirty.
What kind of fan do I need for XM Falcon?
Its a long engine in the XM bay and trying to fit the standard blade/water pump fan is impossible. Thermo fan will be your friend here. Yep skip that 2 speed, id be happy with even a BW35 or better still a BW40 behind it. Castlemaine do a lot of good stuff for early XM/XP falcon, check em out.
When did the Ford Falcon XM come out?
Then there’s the XP of 1965 which is reckoned by the real Ford Faithful to mark the point in production at which Broadmeadows finally got the Falcon concept right. But in between those two landmark models live the XL of 1962 and the XM, which hit showrooms in early 1964.
Where does the 221 head go on a XM Falcon?
221 is easily identified, it’s cast into the crank. Pull the sump and have a gander. 2V head will go great on a 221 or 250.
Can you fit a 250 engine in a XM?
Yeah fitting a 250 into XM requires mods as ando has said. Its a long engine in the XM bay and trying to fit the standard blade/water pump fan is impossible. Thermo fan will be your friend here. Yep skip that 2 speed, id be happy with even a BW35 or better still a BW40 behind it.