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All outdoor power equipment that uses a small
engine has to be cleaned. Usually, we use
a detergent or solvent based cleaner. The
cleaning agent itself is not going to damage the
engine, but the water that you use to flush it
off is going to shorten the engine's life.

A friend who is a pro auto mechanic has a large
stationary compressor. When used with a blow
gun it can produce a tremendous volume of air.
Its the safest way to remove soil, sand, and
grime without the use of chemicals and water.

I was looking at portable air compressors. To
me, a portable compressor is under 45 lbs.
An electric model would be best since they
require almost no maintenance. The question
is, can a portable compressor and a blow gun
deliver a jet of air powerful enough to blast away
the crud that accumulates on small engines?

Don't know, but pressure is pressure regardless of the size of the
compressor. Big ones can maintain the pressure at a high air flow better.
So if the big compressor can, the little one can; it just might take much
long because you have to stop to let the pressure build up over and over
again.