Re: [alfa] Drowned 164

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I have found better luck hitting large water pools at higher speeds to drive through the hazard more quickly, certainly higher than 5 mph!  At least 35 mph usually works...  That's why the Ford Explorer used to be referred to as the "Exploder"...

OK, not so funny.  But if you need access to the schematics, go to http://alfalover.dhs.org  this site is down right now, but the owner has the schematics available on-line for the 24 valve...

I would pull out your intake runners, air filter and air-mass sensor and look for signs of water ingress.  Let it all dry out!  If this seems clear and dry, try turning over the engine (once you blown stuff out with compressed air) and have someone feel for exhaust/ breathing.  Maybe you can park the car on a hill to drain some water out of the exhaust if that is a problem.  In the meantime, you may just want to disconnect the exhaust at the header pipe (it is easy on that vehicle).

Good luck...

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- Jason Hagen
Chicago, IL
'73 Spider
'95 164Q
> 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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