Water locked?

cougarxr7

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Stalled car in knee deep water yesterday.
I could use any, and all suggestions on this topic!
Anyone????
 
Pull the plugs, and spin the motor slowly with a ratchet or breaker bar on the crank to push most of the water out. When the water stops coming out, you can crank the starter and try to blow the remainder out. You may need to spray some WD-40 into the plug holes because the cylinder walls rust FAST.
 
Yikes! I admit to driving my SC through some somewhat deep water in an underpass after a massive torrential downpour this last summer. Some cars were refusing to drive through; a Mustang was stalled on the other side. I was like, "i've gotta get to work on time" and drove through it, though I was on the higher side (ie: non drainage side) which helped. I forgot that I had my ram air duct under there, too. :eek:
 
I got the passenger side spark plugs out.
Doing drivers side today.
Engine has seized up, noted the day I got the car home.
Car was in 1st gear when I let off the brake, and engine did not spin, could not get it out of gear, rollback had to help to get it into neutral!!
Getting the rest plugs out then soaking the cylinders with WD40.
It looks like cylinder 1 took on water, cylinder 2&3 were dry.
I will be updating this thread, as situation updates.
 
Got the engine dryed out and running, it sounds great!
Now trans problem, it will not disengage.
Pressure plate and clutch stuck or welded together.
It has a clutch pedal, although, it is no where as hard as it was.
I believe the pressure plate went bad!
Any one have any experience or idea what could be wrong??
Thanks!
 
Maybe the input shaft was twisted when the engine locked up..?

Can you get underneath and tell if the release bearing is moving at all?
 
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