Help! Went through a "river" and now car won't start...

MrKwik

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Niks93GT said:

Starter is good, see my first post.

I tried hand cranking it, mine was a 1" bolt. I pulled and pushed and pulled as hard as I could and nothing happened.

Nik

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So even with all the plugs out you cant even hand crank it?

 

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Niks93GT

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MrKwik said:

So even with all the plugs out you cant even hand crank it?

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Correct.

Nik

 

tunedin302

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Niks93GT said:

Correct.

Nik

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We salute your dead motor [moment of silence]

 

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Daggar

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I was in your corner man... Hoping for ya that things would go your way but sadly, I think tunedin is correct. She's given all she's got captain.

 

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MrKwik

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Niks93GT said:

Correct.

Nik

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Hate to ask but when your trying to hand crank it, its out of gear right?

And as a side note...do you have full coverage? My mother in law did the exact same thing in her tarus when it was flash flooding one day a couple years back. The insurance company paid to have the dealer put a new motor in.

 

BlownStangGT

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Daggar said:

I was in your corner man... Hoping for ya that things would go your way but sadly, I think tunedin is correct. She's given all she's got captain.

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Sorry man...I think shes a goner

 

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Niks93GT

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MrKwik said:

Hate to ask but when your trying to hand crank it, its out of gear right?

And as a side note...do you have full coverage? My mother in law did the exact same thing in her tarus when it was flash flooding one day a couple years back. The insurance company paid to have the dealer put a new motor in.

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Yes, its out of gear. The Ebrake is up and the back brakes are still locked if that makes any differance. I do have full coverage but I doubt it covers it. I guess I can give it a shot.

Nik

 

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JB66

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Is your brake power booster filled with water also? Or possibly the brake rod pulled out of the seat in the booster and is lodged crooked?

 

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Niks93GT

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JB66 said:

Is your brake power booster filled with water also? Or possibly the brake rod pulled out of the seat in the booster and is lodged crooked?

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No clue, gonna get under there tommorrow for more investigating.

Nik

 

loveblueoval

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I've seen this happen to a Friends small block chevy, water does'nt compress and he bent 5 connecting rods and if any are bent that Motor is'nt ever turning over again. Sorry that Sucks.

 

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that motor is gone all you can do is pick up another 302 and start the swapping.

 

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Niks93GT

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I got the heads off today. Put it this way, I could see the rings on the #5 cylinder. Rust on the walls on several of the cylinders, bent valves, etc. It wouldn't suprise me to see the crank broke. It definitely through a rod.

Nik

 

Daniel50

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yeah that sounds about right. time to build a new motor

 

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JB66

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Bummer...