Hydrolock Phobia??
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Heck, I had my Jimmy stall out in deep water once! Didn't hurt it but I was lucky. You need to be careful but not phobic. Sometimes bad things happen to good people.
Mods can increase the risk. Anything you do to make it easier for the car to breathe air will also probably make it easier to breathe water (at least on Vette's). Doesn't mean you're "asking for it". Doesn't even mean you'll have a problem.
Just be careful.
Mods can increase the risk. Anything you do to make it easier for the car to breathe air will also probably make it easier to breathe water (at least on Vette's). Doesn't mean you're "asking for it". Doesn't even mean you'll have a problem.
Just be careful.
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Any car can hydrolock in the right amount of water. But no need to be overly worried about it - just use common sense and if you don't know who deep a puddle or standing water is, avoid it if possible.
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And stay away from the DIY self service spray car wash. I had a "brain fart' and sprayed off my engine with the high pressure nozzle. That's how I hydro locked my C3. Water got in the #7 cylinder through the "Cross Fire Injection" system that the C3's came with from the factory.
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The great thing about C5s is that they give you so many other things to worry about that hydro-locking should be way down on your list. I mean, really you ought to be concerned about a leaky diff, getting a column lock, a battery runing your electronics... 
J/k... in theory any car can have water issues, but you probably have enough common sense to stay out of the really bad situations that might get you in trouble. And if you do get caught, well, sometimes things happen that you just can't control. That's why GM sells crate engines...
J/k... in theory any car can have water issues, but you probably have enough common sense to stay out of the really bad situations that might get you in trouble. And if you do get caught, well, sometimes things happen that you just can't control. That's why GM sells crate engines...
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