Re: [alfa] Drowned 164

[Bernie Bennett <bennetts77833@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike:

Unfortunately, 164's have low water strike that, air intakes. Let's hope 
you didn't ingest water into the engine, it doesn't compress.  Better 
news would be you just drowned the electrics. As I can hear it raining 
here in Brenham, I'd imagine today won't be the day for you to be under 
the hood, but when you get back to it use compressed air in cans to dry 
out components.

If that won't work (don't disconnect the battery) try to get an On Board 
Diagnostics reading to pin point what's wrong. I presume you don't have 
the '94 164 24 valve manuals or car disk?

Good Luck,
Best Wishes,
Bernie Bennett
Brenham, TX

Mcmahonmik@domain.elided wrote:


> Sigh.  Flash flooding in Houston and the 164 are a bad combination.  Stalled 
> in 6-8 inches of water at 5 mph trying to pull through a mini-lake to get into 
> a parking lot.
>
> Any common sense (or tricky) advise for bringing it bad from the dead after 
> the deluge ends?
>
> I did panic, and tried to restart it once right away, and once after 5 
> minutes.  While walking home in the pouring rain I was thinking those may not have 
> been my brightest moves ever...
>
> Still, I'm thinking it's likely plugged exhaust / backpressure and after an 
> over night on (relatively) high ground I may be able to drive it home.
>
> The list is never short of either experience or opinions.  I'm asking for 
> both.  Will summarize to list.
>
> -mike mcmahon
> stafford, tx
> 94 164 LS (swimming with the fishes)
> 86 spider ("safe" in the garage, altitude 7 ft above sea level or so.)
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