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gasman · 02-10-2006, 04:04 AM

today it started raining hard and the streets got flooded and to cut a long story short i drove through one and my car stalled while in the middle of one when i got the car out to the side i took the inter cooler off and water cam pouring out.i then took the spark plugs out and turned it over to get the water out after i thought it was all gone i put them back in and started it up struggled a bit but started and now theres a ticking sound coming from around the first clyinder and when i reved it and the super charger came on the engine started to die.

its a 1987 gtz by the way
i really need to get this fixed so i can sell my car

Flashmn · 02-10-2006, 04:21 AM

I think its time to take the head off and check the damage, sounds like you hydrolocked it.

***REN69*** · 02-10-2006, 06:53 PM

Ouch! yeah dude.. sounds like your GZE is gonzo.

I'd say let it sit for a few days, maybe outside in the sun so that they motor dries off, as it could just be the water causing a short on your spark plug wires. If it doesn't start then yeah, its dead.

KaMLuNg · 02-11-2006, 10:54 AM

leave the plugs out, if u have a block heater or regular heater put it there.. trying to evap all the water out of there... cross your fingers after a day or two... then try to start it..

Flashmn · 02-11-2006, 01:48 PM

blockheaters arent powerful enough to boil the water. Only way to get the water out is sucking it out or taking the head off and wiping it out.