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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 07:37 AM
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Yesterday I was cleaning out my engine bay and one of my spark plug wires wasn't completely in all the way and water got inside. Is this bad? I drove last night and today and it's fine so far. This morning I pulled the spark plug wire out and it's still a little wet inside there. Any advice?

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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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Default Re: Water in the Cylinder (Redline07)

Just get all the water out and make sure the plug is dry and it will be ok.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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Run the engine at idle for a bit, there is probably some rusting of the cylinder walls, the quicker you get that rust off, the better off you will be. Use a propane torch to heat up the cylinder to remove the water, then retighten your spark plug and let it idle for a bit, recheck your spark plug for any rust deposits and clean it if nessesary.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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you had a loose spark plug wire AND the plug was out? if the plug wasnt out then there is water in the spark plug hole but nto in the cylidner.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 11:39 AM
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I doubt there's much rust, there's oil covering everything in there. My friend blew up his motor, and has left the valve cover off for over 3 weeks now through the rain and everything. There's not a bit of rust anywhere.
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