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Drove through big puddle, blew HEAD GASKET???
Posted by gavin (more from gavin) on Sun, 8 Jun 2003 12:43:38
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Hi all,
So i live in central florida, and when it rains, it doesn't pour, it FLOODS. Coming home from work, I tried to enter my apartment compex during one of these tropical storms. I was heading towards my apartment as usual, going very slow, and the water kept getting deeper on this raod. (very hard to tell when you STILL can't see even with the wipers on high) Anyways, by the time i realized I shouldn't try to go through the small river that had formed in my complex, the engine stalled. Just a small jolt, like stalling when backing out of a garage might be. I tried to start it a few times, but nothing happened. I had to get out and push it into a parking spot, and yes, i was soaked. A few hours later, i returned to try and start it again, and i tried 3 times. The first sounded normal, but the last time there was a loud POP sound, not normal. I had it towed to a local saab dealership, where the next day they took a look at it for me. They claimed it COULD be the head gasket that is blown. But they don't know for sure, and it could take $400-$500 JUST to take it apart and see...
I know you can damage your engine if too much water got in, but a blown head gasket, it that possible? I need some information before i tell these guys to shove it... thanks...
-gavin
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