"Hydrolock" Update...
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"Hydrolock" Update...
I came around a blind corner 2 weeks ago that had a ton of standing water and BAM!!!
Been putting off looking at the car 'till now 'cause I knew it'd be bad.
When I yanked the intake and air bridge early in the week, it was soaked so I feared the worst!
And not to be disappointed, here's what I found:
Been putting off looking at the car 'till now 'cause I knew it'd be bad.
When I yanked the intake and air bridge early in the week, it was soaked so I feared the worst!
And not to be disappointed, here's what I found:
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Originally Posted by Patches
Damn, Mark. Quite a pond you created there. 
Have you pulled the plugs and cranked it to see what's in the cylinders yet?
Have you pulled the plugs and cranked it to see what's in the cylinders yet?
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That's bad news 
Standing water is a big fear of mine since I'm running a BP bottom feeder intake. Even when the rain has started to dry up you're still at risk. Hope it's not as bad as it looks.
Standing water is a big fear of mine since I'm running a BP bottom feeder intake. Even when the rain has started to dry up you're still at risk. Hope it's not as bad as it looks.
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I think you'll be ok, that water was acting as a restriction in your air intake and thats why your engine was running like sheet but from the looks of things it was a very close call
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Pulled the plugs and they don't look bad 
Have a trip next week, so she's back off the jacks and inside the garage, will have to work on her next week
Have a trip next week, so she's back off the jacks and inside the garage, will have to work on her next week
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Originally Posted by Mean Green
Pulled the plugs and they don't look bad
Have a trip next week, so she's back off the jacks and inside the garage, will have to work on her next week
Have a trip next week, so she's back off the jacks and inside the garage, will have to work on her next week
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Just out of curiosity, when you hit the water, did you shut it down and tow it back or keep on driving?
Hope everythings dry inside and it's only what we see.
Good Luck,
Mark
Hope everythings dry inside and it's only what we see.
Good Luck,
Mark
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Sorry to hear about this. Hopefully it did not do any serious damage to the engine. Best of luck with this.
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Originally Posted by MyBlueC5
Just out of curiosity, when you hit the water, did you shut it down and tow it back or keep on driving?
Hope everythings dry inside and it's only what we see.
Good Luck,
Mark
Hope everythings dry inside and it's only what we see.
Good Luck,
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Damn. If it wasn't for bad luck, you would have no luck at all.
Hope it all works out for you, Mark! 
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Is this car cursed.... you have had more problems with this car in the past 12 months than yuo did with the first MG the entire time.
Good luck and you know if any of us can help just yell
Good luck and you know if any of us can help just yell