Help! Went through a "river" and now car won't start...

[MrKwik]

Starter is good, see my first post.

I tried hand cranking it, mine was a 1" bolt. I pulled and pushed and pulled as hard as I could and nothing happened.

Nik

So even with all the plugs out you cant even hand crank it?

 

[Niks93GT]

So even with all the plugs out you cant even hand crank it?

Correct.

Nik

 

[tunedin302]

Correct.

Nik

We salute your dead motor [moment of silence]

 

[Daggar]

I was in your corner man... Hoping for ya that things would go your way but sadly, I think tunedin is correct. She's given all she's got captain.

 

[MrKwik]

Correct.

Nik

Hate to ask but when your trying to hand crank it, its out of gear right?

And as a side note...do you have full coverage? My mother in law did the exact same thing in her tarus when it was flash flooding one day a couple years back. The insurance company paid to have the dealer put a new motor in.

 

[BlownStangGT]

I was in your corner man... Hoping for ya that things would go your way but sadly, I think tunedin is correct. She's given all she's got captain.

Sorry man...I think shes a goner

 

[Niks93GT]

Hate to ask but when your trying to hand crank it, its out of gear right?

And as a side note...do you have full coverage? My mother in law did the exact same thing in her tarus when it was flash flooding one day a couple years back. The insurance company paid to have the dealer put a new motor in.

Yes, its out of gear. The Ebrake is up and the back brakes are still locked if that makes any differance. I do have full coverage but I doubt it covers it. I guess I can give it a shot.

Nik

 

[JB66]

Is your brake power booster filled with water also? Or possibly the brake rod pulled out of the seat in the booster and is lodged crooked?

 

[Niks93GT]

Is your brake power booster filled with water also? Or possibly the brake rod pulled out of the seat in the booster and is lodged crooked?

No clue, gonna get under there tommorrow for more investigating.

Nik

 

[loveblueoval]

I've seen this happen to a Friends small block chevy, water does'nt compress and he bent 5 connecting rods and if any are bent that Motor is'nt ever turning over again. Sorry that Sucks.

 

[2.3l driver]

that motor is gone all you can do is pick up another 302 and start the swapping.

 

[Niks93GT]

I got the heads off today. Put it this way, I could see the rings on the #5 cylinder. Rust on the walls on several of the cylinders, bent valves, etc. It wouldn't suprise me to see the crank broke. It definitely through a rod.

Nik

 

[Daniel50]

yeah that sounds about right. time to build a new motor

 

[JB66]

Bummer...