Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 02:40:20 GMT From: David M. Arnold <darnoldnopsampc.com> Subject: Re: Car went through water, stalled, and now what!!!!! HELP!!
How much water? If you merely got the high voltage/ignition system wet, it shoud dry out without any long-lasting ill effects. If the water was deep enough to enter the intake manifold, you might have a significant risk of hydrolocking your engine, which would be disasterous. (This was a real problem in the early - pre 1974 - SAAB 99s, and could happen in as little as 12-14" of water.) If you think that there is a chance you got water in your engine, you could try pulling out the sparkplugs and cranking it over -- any water in the cylinders would squirt out the spark plug holes. In article <7rrf5l$bmq$1nopsam4.atl.mindspring.net>, "John W. Pruitt, III" <JohnPruittnopsameme.com> wrote: > Hi, > My car went through some water yesterday, stalled, and I haven't started it > since. What should I do??? > John > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.