Reminds me of a story with my Dad's '76 Chevy pick-up. He used to
cut a lot of wood for heating our home, and he had a farm. That truck
spent a lot of miles off road. He would go through mud, creeks, snow,
you name it. I remember one winter where he would have problems in the
morning getting the truck to move. He had to rock back and forth,
pretty hard to break something loose so it would move. Finally after a
few days of this, he pulled it into the garage and drained the fluild
from the rear-end; it was full of water!!!! and it was freezing solid
over night. We got a good laugh out of it, filled it back up with
fluid, and never had a problem again.-- I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, Than live my life as if there isn't, And die to find out there is. -author unknown Ten Commandments -- The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse is that you cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal", Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians! It creates a hostile work environment. Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com TREMEC Distributor at http://www.5speedTransmissions.com Team Chevelle member #1778 (Gold), ACES member #1377 Hoosier State Chevelle Assoc (http://www.IndianaChevelles.com) #6 mike f wrote: It occurred to me that one would want to replace the fluids as quickly and possible and start it. The sooner, some heat is back in the engine and drivetrain, the better. Agree? --- John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: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 |
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