BadassEFdriver

so a buddy of mine was cruisin one day thorugh the rain, went over a deep puddle, didnt have the stock box on, sucked in alot of water. We tryed sucking it out the combustion chamber and manifold but everytime he trys to crank it the starter just 'clicks' like the starter aint gettin power or the batterys dead, but there are both just fine already switched out both. It may be locked but dont see why, Ceased? I heard if you try to turn the underdrive pullry counterclockwise it will cause it to break free? Any suggestions on what it might be?

First.EG

thats hydro lock my friend u can give it a try with the crank but if that doesnt work hes screwed

BadassEFdriver

yeah ill give it a shot. whats hydro lock? that cus water is rubbing on the cylinder walls and piston rings causing more friction between them and locking it?

ek_jap

Hydrolock (a shorthand notation for either hydraulic lock or hydrostatic lock) is an abnormal condition of an internal combustion engine in which an incompressible liquid, commonly water, has been introduced into one or more cylinders, causing immobilization or damage. Hydrolock can occur because an internal combustion engine must compress a volume of gas in order to operate, while most common liquids that could enter an internal combustion engine do not compress. If liquid is introduced at a volume greater than the volume of the combustion chamber at its minimum (top of the piston's stroke), the piston cannot complete its travel. Either the engine must stop rotating or a mechanical failure will occur.

Hydrolock is relatively common when driving through floods, either where the water is above the level of the air intake or the vehicle's speed is excessive, creating a tall bow wave. A vehicle fitted with a Cold air intake mounted low on the vehicle will be especially vulnerable to hydrolocking when being driven through standing water or heavy precipitation.

Another cause can include a head gasket failure, which may allow the radiator coolant to leak into the combustion chamber.

Fuel entering one or more cylinders in liquid form due to carburetor flooding or other abnormal operating conditions can cause an engine to hydrolock, although this is relatively rare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolock

wikipedia ftw

BadassEFdriver

true wikipedia is the ****, thnks for the link explains it all

asianpoet

if you hydrolocked it... you might be able to fix it, that is if you try to fix the problem immediatly.. opening up all the spark plugs, and trying to remove all the water..
if not, take the head apart.. and see if there was any damage.