I remember how nervous I was the first time I washed down my engine bay. would have thought I was defusing a bomb or something.

Once you've taken a jeep through mud puddles where the water line comes up to just below the air intake ( at wich point the enging is pretty much submerged) you realize a little hosing won't hurt it.

all the advice I've read here won't steer you wrong

well, this helps me too, my paint just came in (picking it up tommorrow) and i was gona go at painting some things under the hood...but that only happens after i get the licece plate bracket and windsheaild wipers painted and repainted

Has yours been done this year yet? If you haven't and don't have a power washer, You can come over and use mine. It'* 3500 psi commercial grade ( a little too powefull) which can be regulated and I have a compressor which you can blow dry off. You can come this weekend on the way home if you like. I even have a couple of cans of degreaser.

so i really dont like the idea of leaving it running, anhing wrong with not leaving it running?

iv always done that in the past when i cleaned the bay...