I have a customer saying that her Chevelle was in a flood and ended up in about two feet of water. She says that she and her husband are afraid to try to start the car because they assume that water got into the engine. Do you guys think that two feet of water would be enough to cause engine damage? I would imagine that air in the exhaust pipe(s) would prevent it from getting in that way, and gaskets should be watertight, right? If that were all true, wouldn't the water have to be above the intake to get in? How would you go about checking it out? Pull the heads and see if the pistons are rusty?
Thanks, John Nasta
