Hi, a coworker of mine tried to cross a river in his crown vic. Now his engine will not turn over even with all spark plugs removed. I helped him remove the throttle body and found lots of water in the intake manifold. On a scale of 1 to Mudkips how bad is it?
>>15059082
>crown vic
Stopped reading there
>>15059082
It is not funny because it is true.
If water gets in to a running engine, it usually causes a lot of internal damage due to the fact that water does not compress like gasoline and air do. As the cylinder attempts to perform a compression stroke, instead it gets jammed with water. Usually the first thing to give is the piston rod which either bend or snap completely depending how much load is on the engine. A lot of other things can go wrong. Actually more than I could be fucked to list. But if it won't turn over that probably means that you've got a jammed piston somewhere. Crank might even be fucked, that happened to a buddy of mine that accidentally hit too deep of water in his Toyota while full throttling through mud.
>>15059082
remember to hand crank the engine. It will cycle the water out and pump fresh gas into the motor.
>>15059130
This.
Its called hydro-locking and it usually results in a bent rod at the very least. Most likely your friend will need a whole new engine.
So the obvious solution is to swap a big block into that bad boy and have some real fun.
>crossing a river in a sedan
>>15059082
Mudkips.
Definitely Mudkips.
>>15059082
>even with all spark plugs removed
How the fuck do you think he is gonna start the engine without spark plugs? Are you fucking retarded?
>>15061288
He's trying to turn it over to get any water out through the holes dipshit.
>>15061618
>cartoon physics
>>15061636
>Not knowing this is exactly how to fix a hydrolocked engine
>Being this fucking stupid
I bet you think an oil change is a massive undertaking.
>>15059082
something probably shorted
