97 flash flood

[robperez]

Hello

My 97 just got flash flooded and now it wont start. Any ideas ?

Thank you.

 

[SHODWN]

with water? where in CT did it flood?

 

[medgraphsho]

yeah where in CT are you?? Describe the symptoms in more detail if possible or call me, phone number listed below...

 

[robperez]

SHODN

I sent you a pm and a call. Hoping to know if I can get my car towed tomorrow to your shop.

 

[medgraphsho]

You may want to pursue this thru your insurance company, seeing that it would be covered under flood insurance...


One thing's for sure. If enough water gets into the intake, it'll hydro-lock the engine.

In that case, it turns into an insurance claim.

 

[HotRodKid]

its an insurance claim WELL before the water gets into the intake. and chances are if your car was flooded up to the throttle body, your not gonna bother sitting on your soaking wet drivers seat to try to start it anyways.

control units of all sorts are the first thing to die, along w/ switches, even if its in the engine bay and supposedly "water tight" because thats only for water SPRAY, full submersion is a different matter

 

[SHODWN]

got your message late tonight.. Ill call you in the am.

 

[robperez]

Hey SHODWN

Whats the status ?

Is it alive or dead ?

 

[SHODWN]

Rob, Ill know tomorrow. I got tied up all day and never got to it..