Re: hydrolocking

[smarinel@neosoft.com (Steve Marinello)]

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>>although the hydrolocking of the engine in the flood last year
>>Steve
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>Hey, Steve, talk to me!  How did the car come out of the hydrolock?  Did the
>engine survive?  I had water in the #1 & #2 cylinders.  Have not yet turned
>the engine.  Your experience would be educational and useful.  This post is
>private but you might as well cc the list with your reply I think.
>
>Thanks a lot!
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>Huw Powell
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>82ish Coupe (drowned)

Huw:

Just got back in town last night.  Sorry for the delay.

As I said in my original post, I was able to pump the water out of the
engine by pulling all the plugs and cranking it around.  Nice geyser
effect.  Replaced the plugs and tried again; pulled the water out of the
intake system and locked it again, so the process was repeated...it took
three times before it would turn over.  At that point there was still water
coming through, but it was a small enough percentage so that it was pushed
out through the exhaust system....another nice display.  It took some
effort and revs to keep the car running, but I managed to keep it running
for about an hour through traffic and across the Causeway Bridge and it was
running fine afterwards.

But there have been no ill effects on the engine that I can tell.  I
replaced all the fluids that week (it had Syntec in it and that's what was
put back) and it has been fine.  The battery, however, was toast.

Again, and I think this is critical...I did this right after it
hydrolocked.  I don't know what you might encounter after the down time
you've had.


Steve

Stephen A. Marinello, Ph.D.
Corporate Engineer, R & D
Newpark Resources, Inc.
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