97 Camaro RS water in engine
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Play with getting it running but do not put any money in it. Waist deep means the car was almost completely under water unless your a midget. If your car was one week old and it was in waist deep water your insurance company would total it. It is simple NOT worth fixing. Even to the tune of 20K. I have seen guys fight for months chasing one problem after another, sure your in a tight spot now and need the car and maybe you spend a few hundred bucks and can get it running and next week while you are on a major road it dies again. Now you have to get it towed. Another hundred bucks in parts you get it running for two weeks this time then you start all over again. In the end you will wish you had all the money you spent trying to get this thing running to put down on another car.
This happened to a good friend of mine when I was a mechanic and before I really understood how much can go wrong with a flood car. He loved his 84 firebird. I had about 4 hours in it to get it running and about 60 hours worth of work over the next 6 months before we pulled the plug. He had the car towed home no less than 4 times. Between tows and parts he had about $1,000 in it and that is with all my labor free. Rusty and muddy connector will forever haunt this car. That was back in 88 since then I have seen this battle fought many times always with the same result.
Insurance companies know it not worth trying to fix a flood car, I know it now and 6 months from now you will know it too.
Is that tranny fluid in the trans? You know what water does to a tranny? Any idea what dirty water does to one?
This happened to a good friend of mine when I was a mechanic and before I really understood how much can go wrong with a flood car. He loved his 84 firebird. I had about 4 hours in it to get it running and about 60 hours worth of work over the next 6 months before we pulled the plug. He had the car towed home no less than 4 times. Between tows and parts he had about $1,000 in it and that is with all my labor free. Rusty and muddy connector will forever haunt this car. That was back in 88 since then I have seen this battle fought many times always with the same result.
Insurance companies know it not worth trying to fix a flood car, I know it now and 6 months from now you will know it too.
Is that tranny fluid in the trans? You know what water does to a tranny? Any idea what dirty water does to one?
what sayings come to mind
you can lead a horse to water......
can't see the forest for the trees........
camaro69, your turn
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yah waist deep is to the windshield. that would ruin everything. i was figuring a slite exageration and the car was not under water. maybe 25ers on it. probly a good idea to part it out if she went down in deep seas.
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Ok maybe I made it seem more water I'm 6 ft tall and it was just above my knees and it was and intersection i pulled into the car died immediately and i pushed it out to the water. i was able to open the door and the water came to the bottom of the door.
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Bottom of the door is about 10" up, You should have no problem at all. If water got into you gas tank it got everywhere. The fuel tank is the highest vent in the car and it would be the last important area to get water in. For water to enter the fuel tank it would have had to atlease two inchs lower then the floor behind your rear seat. Park you car on level and look at what is low then that floor, Thats what is going to give you problems. Both the tranny and rear vent are lower then the fuel tank. If you started the car with muddy water in it the tranny it is done.
I am not trying to be an ahole, it is tuff to look a your baby, which looks fine, and put a bullet in it.
I am not trying to be an ahole, it is tuff to look a your baby, which looks fine, and put a bullet in it.
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below my knees is my cold air intake which would have taken a big drink, the starter would be shot along with a host of other items
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