Electrical Tape

[Kilgore Trout]

As most of you know Ford assembly line employees use a lot of electrical tape under the hood. Some of it is on there really well and some of it comes loose. The Bullitt Archive says to use liquid tape to solve this problem:
http://www.bullittarchive.com/5008.htm

However, I chose to use blue zip ties to replace pieces of electrical tape that were coming loose in various places.

Here are some pics, also note the shrink wrap tubing I applied to the negative ground battery wire. That wire is directly behind the hood/headlight gap that allows engine ventilation and gets blasted with water and other corrosive substances when the car is travelling at speed.

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[d98gt]

WTF @ the hassel hoff stuff?

 

[timeless2]

Don't ever sell your car, unless it's to someone that appreciates the time you take to maintain it. The shape you keep it in rocks.

 

[Stang|ess]

You engine bay is cleaner than mine, the day my car rolled of the assembly line

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Thanks guys

 

[5.0's 4 ever]

You must have a lot of extra time on your hands

 

[DTNODYA]

That engine is clean as it gets! There is no dust in sight.

I've gotta do something about mine ... that liquid tape in the bullitt archive looks like butt. I think I'm going to use tie wrapz too, looks good.

 

[bigcat]

so how much horsepower does that add??

 

[Kilgore Trout]

It is not really that hard to get the engine looking like that:

-go to a spray and wash and power blast after spraying down with citrus degreaser
-let engine dry
-mist all over with 303 Aerospace Protectant
-let engine dry
-spray rinse with garden hose and wipe down various areas

That's all there is to it

Of course I do not recommend doing this unless you are sure all your COP boots are sealing well and make sure you avoid spraying the electrical areas as illustrated in your owner's manual.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

so how much horsepower does that add??

I would say between 2-5 due to engine cooling and such...

 

[urban96]

damn. if you ever trade that in or sell it the next owner is really lucky with all that maintnance and small stuff you do to it