With a COLD engine, remove any air shrouds and THOROUGHLY pressure wash the engine, paying particular attention to the COOLING FINS. After washing make certain that you have re-installed ALL of the air shrouds. Then, when operating your machine, particularly in DUSTY conditions, periodically blow out the engine with compressed air.
Years ago, when I worked underground in the Mines in Death Valley, California USA , all of our ScoopTrams (underground front-loaders) & Dump Trucks were powered by air cooled Deutz engines. Colemanite, the mineral we were mining is formed by HOT mineral waters, and some of the lower areas of the Mine where the air circulation wasn't that great would create Temps nearing 100 degrees with about 90 percent Humidity. These areas were so hot & humid that the Company had to install huge Chiller Fans so that we could work down there; and even then we could only work for about 20 minutes at a time without risking Heat Exhaustion or possibly Heat Stroke.
The Deutz engines worked flawlessly as they were supposed to, but we DID wash them out and blow them out several times per shift, because being a Mine with a lot of vehicles moving around in a "confined space" we did have a severe DUST problem.
Doc - Top Millwright / Senior Underground Mine Maintenance Mechanic
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