Re: 1' deep puddle

["Mike" <lerb@redrose.net>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I did the same thing this summer. My bad running stopped with cap and rotor
replacement...Seams I fouled the rotor instantly with all that water and
spark in there. If it is running like crap say idles rough until you rev it
up try this! Besides its cheap.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Cavitt" <boingo420@hotmail.com>
To: <vwdaun@yahoo.com>; <feenix@javanet.com>; <green536@hotmail.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: 1' deep puddle


> would bent rods still let car run but run poorly right? my car i was going
> slow but ever since it has had very poor aceleration and cutting out and
> stuff...
> and how would a pudle do somthin like that?
>
>
> >From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
> >To: feenix@javanet.com, Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: 1' deep puddle
> >Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 18:13:14 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Feenix <feenix@javanet.com> wrote:
> > > Chris DeLong wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Don't know about the clutch thing but i would
> > > definetely recommend you do a
> > > > compression test cause the only way I can think of
> > > water getting into the
> > > > crank case is by forcing it past the pistons which
> > > would have entered the
> > > > combustion chamber via the intake valves. GL
> > > >
> > >
> > > If water got into the combustion chamber he would have
> > > blown the motor.
> > > My friend did this with his Mustang in a puddle.
> >
> >I'd have to agree here.  I bought an '85 parts car a few
> >years ago that had gone through a puddle - bent all four
> >rods - one so severly that it wouldn't clear the cylinder
> >wall.
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Daun Yeagley
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> >'85 Scirocco 8v
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