wow i cant belive it
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wow i cant belive it
well i was out mudding today and everything was going swell untill i hit a hole that was to deep...
when i got screwed over the intake only went under for a sec
other pics from the trip
trying to get me back to the road
the fj with allterrains made it through fine (not this hole) and i figured i could since i had mud tires and more clearance but the freakin intake when under but i guess his intake was higher
right b4 i got screwed
i always read other peoples theads on here shaking my head being like wow i know that will never happen to me but damn... this is not a good feeling i couldnt get it towed today so it is spending the night in blythwood tonight...
any words of wisdom that i should do to try and get it running?
when i got screwed over the intake only went under for a sec
other pics from the trip
trying to get me back to the road
the fj with allterrains made it through fine (not this hole) and i figured i could since i had mud tires and more clearance but the freakin intake when under but i guess his intake was higher
right b4 i got screwed
i always read other peoples theads on here shaking my head being like wow i know that will never happen to me but damn... this is not a good feeling i couldnt get it towed today so it is spending the night in blythwood tonight...
any words of wisdom that i should do to try and get it running?
Last edited by RoBatt; 03-08-2008 at 07:10 PM.
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yeah after we got it out i did but it just made a click and nothing else but when we were towing it down teh trails for about a mile to get it to the road i tried again using the clutch start cancel switch and it turned over for a sec but after that nothing at all jsut that click
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Sounds to me like an electrical problem to me. Start by checking your battery terminals and proceed to check all your ignition. If you believe you sucked in water check you air filter, if thats soaked then maybe take the plugs out and turn it over like that. I have marine terminals on my battery and they get dirty and move around when i go 4x4ing and i get that click every once in a while. I dont know if you should turn it over if there is water in it though, might hydro lock. Hopefully somebody more knowlegable chips in.
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never attempt to fire up a water filled engine. Take out the spark plugs (all of them) & turn the engine over with them all taken out; that'll shoot the water out of the engine & not hydro-lock it in the process. Then clean everything up & put the plugs back in, change your oil & filter & go from there.
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so there is still hope if it is hydrolocked? im expecting the worst
the truck is sitting in a gas station parking lot tonight ill try that tomorrow
the truck is sitting in a gas station parking lot tonight ill try that tomorrow
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never attempt to fire up a water filled engine. Take out the spark plugs (all of them) & turn the engine over with them all taken out; that'll shoot the water out of the engine & not hydro-lock it in the process. Then clean everything up & put the plugs back in, change your oil & filter & go from there.
i will try that tomorrow
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if it is hydrolocked is it even worth rebuilding it the engine has about 300,000 miles but it still runs oops... ran good but would it be better just to do a 3.4 swap i couldn't do any of the work on a rebuild or a swap...
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never attempt to fire up a water filled engine. Take out the spark plugs (all of them) & turn the engine over with them all taken out; that'll shoot the water out of the engine & not hydro-lock it in the process. Then clean everything up & put the plugs back in, change your oil & filter & go from there.
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toyota's are amazing, ive seen alot of them drink water til it killed the motor.
then pull the plugs blow out the water and then they run fine no difference, just steams out the exhaust for a second!
then pull the plugs blow out the water and then they run fine no difference, just steams out the exhaust for a second!
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I hydro locked an engine once, bent a rod. As long as you haven't done that you are Ok. If the truck is sitting with water in the engine for a while you'll likely need to change the oil because some of the water will seep down past the rings.
Never the less, if it starts after clearing the cylinders you are good to go. Trying a start a hydro locked engine while hard on the starter won't hurt the engine. It's the abrupt stop when a cylinder sucks water that causes the damage.
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Never the less, if it starts after clearing the cylinders you are good to go. Trying a start a hydro locked engine while hard on the starter won't hurt the engine. It's the abrupt stop when a cylinder sucks water that causes the damage.
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try to use some compressed air and blow out the alternator and anything else that does not mix with water. Pull the plugs, squirt some oil in each hole, drain and change it, and start it up.
There is a decent chance the engine died due to lack of oxygen and did not get a chance to suck in any water, but your alternator probably did get wet.
There is a decent chance the engine died due to lack of oxygen and did not get a chance to suck in any water, but your alternator probably did get wet.
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check the air filter if its not soaked then more and likly u arent hydro locked.unless u have a big hole in the airbox were water can get in.climb under it and try turning the crank shaft with a socket and ratchet.it sounds like a eltric problem.if it turns over with the ratchet then its definitly eltrical.u may be able to push start her to get her home unless ur auto.