ok guys i went through a decent size puddle this morning and i think i flooded my engine as it completely stalled out and wouldnt start again. I got out of the truck and pushed it out of the water eventually, but what type of damage could this have done? anyone please help me, cause im worried that i might have done some serious damage to it. By the way it has been 3 hours since it happened, and its still not turning over!

damn that really sucks...

sorry cant help you though as im not very good with that shit

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have you gotten the truck to start yet or whats the update on this?

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There are several problems with siezing your truck in water.

1) Electrical short...as we all know, water conducts and in some cases amplifies electricity.

2) Water Locking, which is what happens when water passes your air filter, into your intake, through the valves and into the cylinders. If you do this, It can sometimes cause internal structural damage to your engine. Even permanently sieze it as water is not a lubricant and for the brief moment that your engine is running as the water infiltrates, you are operating with contaminated oil.

(not to scare ya or anything)

There are other things that can occur, but I need symptoms to pinpoint. If you did get it started, does it run rough?

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nope cant get it started yet, its going in to the shop tomorrow, still not exactly sure what the hell is wrong, and im kinda mad at myself about the whole damn thing!

Now im driving a dodge neon as my rental! Oh my god, i have never bounced so much going down the road!

Well i will let you know what the shop says!

you are hooped.

Sorry to tell you this. If you had simply stalled out and left it, you would've been okay. Unfortuneately you have been repeatedly trying to start it and that has caused more damage than anything.

WHat has happened:

Water has entered the cylinders. Water will not compress as air will thus stalling the engine.

the Fix:

remove all your spark plugs and keep turning the engine over to push out water from the cylinders. Spraying WD40 in the cylinders help to. Try to remove as much water as possible form the engine. This includes the upper plenum.

WHat is damaged:

by repeatedly trying to start it, you force the engine to cycle over it's compression cycles. If the cylinders are full of water, it will not compress thus bending vavles or pushrods.

My advice to you is to remove the plugs and cycle the engine several times. spray some WD40 in the cylinder bores and cycle it a few times more. (WD40 will disperse water)

replace the plugs and try to start it. Hopefully it will start. If it does, it will certainly run like crap for a little while until all the water is out of the engine.

While your at it, better change the oil and check all the rest of the fluids including your diff and tranny.

Hope you haven't damaged your engine.

The absolute worst case is that you have a hole in a piston or bent valve and push rods.

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i know i have gone throu some good size puddles but the only thing that happens to me is like 30sec to a min after i have gone throu it my steering and brakes stop working for a brief period of about 10-15secs, never stalls engine still goes but my battery light comes on during that time too! like i flooded it but not stalling it!

weird!

Peace

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yep i got bent rod the guy said......is gonna cost be a bit of cash to replace...i learned my lesson! DAMNIT!

ouch that sucks big time

if it makes you feel any better my damn muffler is about to fall off!!!!!

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well i got my truck back, however its just not the same... i guess its time to save up and get a new one. hehe i wish, well thanks guys for your help on this!