Well, about 2 months ago during an engine swap I had the hood off, the new engine in, and I left with some friends for a while. During which time it rained like ****. I didn't have the intake on at the time so I would imagine atleast some water got into the intake. At the time I figured I would deal with it later. Well now its December and its below freezing outside, and when I look down in the intake I can see a little bit of ice.
I would imagine the potential damage I could cause if I tried to start the engine like this would be pretty bad? So does anyone know how I could get the ice out of there safely? I was thinking possibly using a propane hand torch to melt the ice, but I don't know if thats safe for the engine? Only other alternative would be to make use of a friends garage for a day or two, but its not heated so I would have to use a propane space heater, which costs about 20$ for 4 or 5 hours of heat. I would rather not spend the money on a days worth of heat but if thats what I have to do I'll do it I guess. Just wanted your guys opinion/advice.
I would imagine the potential damage I could cause if I tried to start the engine like this would be pretty bad? So does anyone know how I could get the ice out of there safely? I was thinking possibly using a propane hand torch to melt the ice, but I don't know if thats safe for the engine? Only other alternative would be to make use of a friends garage for a day or two, but its not heated so I would have to use a propane space heater, which costs about 20$ for 4 or 5 hours of heat. I would rather not spend the money on a days worth of heat but if thats what I have to do I'll do it I guess. Just wanted your guys opinion/advice.
