For what it is worth from past experience, water will enter engine through
exhaust. Open exhaust valves will allow a certain amount in. Pull plugs
and spin over to empty. Some rust may be in upper cylinder, try WD40 or
Marvel Mystery Oil in cylinder before spinning. You already know about
emptying oil pan etc. Also, check rear end and transmission. Water can and
will enter through vents in those. Learned this from working at a dealer
ship where flood occurred. We had to correct all cars on lot before
insurance company got them and sold as rebuildable.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] hypothetical car flood question
Good point, thanks. I guess the bottom line is that the first thing they
should do is to drain all the fluids (including gas) and see if they have
water floating in them, and also pull the plugs and try cranking it over a
few times with no compression.
John Nasta
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian Knight
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] hypothetical car flood question
John, if any water did get in the engine, it would show on the dipstick.
Also, the dipstick tube is probably lower than the carb.
Brian
