alzerom
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Experience with flooded cars
1971 - We were out on a remote no roads, commercial fish camp at Granite Point Alaska, we had shipped a 1942 Dodge weapons carrier out, on a small home made barge (20x30) and in the process of getting it off the barge onto the beach it fell in the salt water while the tide was coming in. We used a water hose and air compressor and nothing else for several days. It works. We paid $100 for the truck at military surplus but out in the bush it was priceless.
If you are trapping water in/around the cowl then there's a drain hole that's plugged up. Look closely, probably at each corner there's an open seam or something that drains down onto the frame? No manufacturer would omit a drain hole, your's is just plugged up with silt.
Don't forget the little drain holes in body work either, like along the bottom of doors etc. Every time it rains the door will get wet and then you will have the dreaded sill-rot, rocker panel rot.. etc.
Small miracles are the best kind. Glad you got it running. You did right by getting right on it. Most people park the flooded vehicle in the back yard and by the time they "get to it" ... damages... and it's too late.
1971 - We were out on a remote no roads, commercial fish camp at Granite Point Alaska, we had shipped a 1942 Dodge weapons carrier out, on a small home made barge (20x30) and in the process of getting it off the barge onto the beach it fell in the salt water while the tide was coming in. We used a water hose and air compressor and nothing else for several days. It works. We paid $100 for the truck at military surplus but out in the bush it was priceless.
If you are trapping water in/around the cowl then there's a drain hole that's plugged up. Look closely, probably at each corner there's an open seam or something that drains down onto the frame? No manufacturer would omit a drain hole, your's is just plugged up with silt.
Don't forget the little drain holes in body work either, like along the bottom of doors etc. Every time it rains the door will get wet and then you will have the dreaded sill-rot, rocker panel rot.. etc.
Small miracles are the best kind. Glad you got it running. You did right by getting right on it. Most people park the flooded vehicle in the back yard and by the time they "get to it" ... damages... and it's too late.
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