Well,Last night coming home from My bedding store I was caught in a Thunder storm which dumped over 10" of rain on the New Orleans area.I turned an a street to get me home and before I knew it the water was slapping on the bottom of my floor pans.I couldn't turn around or back up.Suddenly it killed.Oh my God.....I tried to crank her,about 20 times, but it wouldn't start..I just knew I had gotten the Opti all wet.Well,I sat there and kept trying to start it and finally it started.I had to go forward but very,very slowly.Well,It did it again,Now my Battery is beginning to get a little weaker.I sat there and prayed and prayed. I could just invision me having to get out in the pouring rain and a foot of water to call a flat bed recker to haul me 30 miles accross Lake Pntchatrain.Miracle...It finally fires up.I just sat there letting it idle for about a half hour..I noticed the water was going down as the rain slacked.After sitting there for over 2 hours,I then slowly proceeded North at 1-2 MPH and managed to make it to the Causeway Bridge.It ran Great no miss at all.I'm posting this because I've heard so much about this frail ignition that I just had to share my miracle.I know they were improved in 95'. Thank You Lord.I crancked her this morning and she fired right up.

 

Hey Cajun, Glad you made it out of NO and the water. I'll be patient and remember your post if I get stuck in the same position. I have only 4 options available on my drive home from work late at night. If we get a hard rain the options get reduced to one...and that can get iffy.

Karin

 

The opti is not fragile and just water will not cause anymore problems then water on a regular distributor. Coolant on the opti is what kills them and unfortunately the weep hole for the WP is right over the opti.
I have gone through several storms like you did and the car has always fired up after the water dried out.
Of course now that I said that, the next time it rains the opti will get fried.

Forgot, glad you did not get stuck!!

 

We have recieved some rain this week. Tuesday morning I went through an intersection in Slidell where the water was higher than my door bottoms. (not a good week for lowered vette it was worse for my Imp SS) I was lucky and no water came into the car. However, I don't sweat the OPTI when the water is deep; I worry about hydrolocking the engine. It doesn't take much water in the intake to lock up an engine.


Mike

 

Thanx Guys for your Comments.Good to see a few S.E. La. Brothers here.
Dennis

 

Glad things worked for you. A replacement Opti is expensive.