I was trying to get to work this morning and ran into some high water. The truck started to float then came to a stop at the curb and died. I put the driver's window down so I could get out if needed, water was about 2 inches below window on 95 c1500, 350cid. I turned all power off at this point. For some reason my trailer brake light stayed on for the entire time. 3 hours of waiting for the water to drop and a price gouge from a wrecker driver, 175 started at 250 to be towed about 4 blocks home. Computer didn't look to wet, looks like water stopped at bottom. Got home put new battery in to roll up window and tried to crank. Clunk! Okay locked up engine. Pulled plugs and water ran out, tryed to turn over by breaker bar but tight and recovering from surgery. rehooked up battery and turned starter to blow out water. a/t, rear end and engine all got water, even charcoal canisiter. When I check the oil it did't show on stick, just water dropplets. I put in 5 qt of miscellanous oil just to find out the damage. Still don't see it on the stick, but not in radiator or on the ground. Doors open drying out, dist cap off drying out. Any feedback?

 

pull the drainplug see what comes out, if you can't turn it over by hand then I think you already know the problem

 

I'm curious about that too. Pulling the oil pan drain plug should have been one of the first things you did.

 

yea I 3rd this opinion. And you will need to replace the air filter bcause air wont pass through it anymore. disconnect charcoal canister hose, put a big *** drain tub under the oil plug when you pull the drain plug. You will probably have 3-4 gallons of liquid in there, oil and water. Same for the tranny pan(if you run this thing with water in the tranny you will most assuredly ruin it. The water makes the clutches swell and the water/oil mix will clog shift passages). Pull of the cap of the distributor and let it air dry.

 

Dam bro you thought you was on a boat your going to have water every were flush everything I mean everything if you eng even spins

 

agreed, if you do get lucky enough your engine isnt shot you'll need to change out all the fluids in the drivetrain

 

Fyi anyone reading this
Always floor your eng in water or mud if it shuts off your in a bit of trouble
You cant have water block/go in muffler will shut off double foot it keep it running

 

It's imperative that the engine is turned off before the water gets into the air cleaner housing. Water doesn't compress and thus once it gets into the combustion chamber in a sufficient quantity, expensive damage is unavoidable proportional to the engine RPM prior to it coming to a dead stop.

 

I disagree, first off I would avoid any situation where your vehicle could float, and the second you notice you've lost control shut it off. If your in water that deep with the engine or any electrical system running you could end up with all sorts of problems, best bet is to kill it and get it towed somewhere safe to dry out and go on with whatever else needs done in that situation

 

Well yeah if your floating LOL but if your just in deep water/mud best to keep running try to get out. Eng is under pressure when running