Bill, nice engine.
Castrol Super Clean is great for removing caked on engine goo. I got the engine in my truck looking like it was almost new, and that was with 20+ years of crap on there. Do not let this get in contact with your car's paint!
Leave the engine running, but make sure its not hot. Most of the carwashes around here use heated water on soap but cold on rinse. Be careful, the engine doesn't like really cold water if it is hot. Another caution (personal experience here), if you are washing a Zetec, make sure you don't get water around your plugs. There is nowhere for it to go. The spark plugs look like they will seal, but they don't do a 100% job. If you experience any driveability issues after washing a Zetec, pull a plug wire and look at the spark plug. If there is water in there, that is why. :rolleyes: If your fingers are small enough, get some napkins and a pen. The pen can mush the napkin into the water and soak it up.
I found this out when I washed mine before the last Utah meet, when the car was stuck by the side of the road.
