samwilliams
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 10:17 AM |
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Went through a puddle; what needs drying?!
Yesterday I managed to inadvertently go through a puddle that turned out to be of a reasonable size, the result being that there was a big splash, and
my car started misfiring immediately. I hoped that it would be fine this morning, but it's still not quite right, particularly at low revs
(although I think it is slightly better).
Is it just a case of it drying out sooner or later and working properly again, or is there anything I should specifically look at to dry/clean?
Sam
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rusty
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 10:20 AM |
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If it is in a small well sealed garage a dehuminifyer will dry it wall out really well.
Failing that WD all the HT bits.
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andrews_45
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 10:26 AM |
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I used to have a Ducati that misfired whenever it rained. Water used to get in where the spark plugs go.
I used to spray loads of wd40 around the said orifice and run the engine. the WD40 combined with engine heat used to do the job - hope that helps
PS sometimes it took ages to dry
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samwilliams
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 10:37 AM |
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Thanks for the suggestions. Will give it a bit of a dry and spray some wd40 everywhere later on, and try and be a little more patient!
Sam
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Peteff
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 11:01 AM |
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Get your wife's hairdryer round the distributor cap, inside and out and the coil lead connection.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 11:17 AM |
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Ignition Leads, coil connections, dizzy.
Spark plugs tight?
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 11:38 AM |
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I hope it's only a spark problem mate. Is it's possible its sucked in water and hydrauliced the rods
Hope I'm wrong.
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cossey
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 12:10 PM |
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its unlikely to have hydraliced as that would be more noticeable at higher revs not low down.
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marktigere1
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 02:47 PM |
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Not allways.
Had a Honda 1.6 Twin Cam engine fill no 1 cylindar with coolant.
Only thought there was a problem due to an erratic idle and a drop in coolant level. It was fine when driving.
Found a bent con rod and leaking inlet valve due to water pressure. Done by the starter motor as the con rods are very light. (7500 red line).
Amazing it ran as well as it did.
Cheers
Mark
[Edited on 27/3/06 by marktigere1]
If a bolt is stuck force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!!!
(My Dad 1991)
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samwilliams
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 05:06 PM |
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Just gone and wiped everything down, sprayed WD40 everywhere I could think of and I'm fairly hopeful it's done the job. Just had a very
brief 100yrd journey in it to see, and it certainly seemed to be ok. It's now sitting in the garage next to a heater to try and finish the
job.
Next time, please don't scare me with stories of how it could be far more serious than just getting wet. It's not funny!!!
Sam
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 06:18 PM |
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Peteff gave wise council when he sugested using a hair dryer on the coil, leads and inside of cap. WD40 can just store up problems for the future,
if you want to use a water repellant for drying out "Holts Wet Start" is the one to use, but for a water proof sealer to stop it
happening again use "Holts Damp Start" but clean and dry everything before spraying it on.
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