ptschram
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I was curious about water height as I wanted to know if things like the ignition switch and under dash fuse box were involved.
Water crossing gone bad...still doesn't start
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Remember if you took water over your hood, looks like you did, then make sure those relays behind the glovebox are dry since some cowlings will let water in. I am sure you have already dried the connections on each side behind the kick panels.
ptschram
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One more thing... someone asked about a spray-on for connections. Strike Hold, get it, use it, carry a can with you.
I soaked my ECU, opened it up, air dry, then soaked with Strike Hold. Been a couple of months and no issues, but then again the ECU is now in a water-proof box.
I soaked my ECU, opened it up, air dry, then soaked with Strike Hold. Been a couple of months and no issues, but then again the ECU is now in a water-proof box.
Some good news tonight....I have spark!!!
The bad news is she's still not running. I think there was too much water in the fuel tank. I added 2 cans of Heat but never thought to check my gas gauge. I was just over 3/4 tank (I think) when the incident occured. The gauge is now showing over full. That would be around 5 gallons of water. Not a good thing.
I'll be draining the tank over the next few nights. I should be running by this weekend. Then I get to start the process of reassembly
The saga/adventure continues....
The bad news is she's still not running. I think there was too much water in the fuel tank. I added 2 cans of Heat but never thought to check my gas gauge. I was just over 3/4 tank (I think) when the incident occured. The gauge is now showing over full. That would be around 5 gallons of water. Not a good thing.
I'll be draining the tank over the next few nights. I should be running by this weekend. Then I get to start the process of reassembly
The saga/adventure continues....
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ptschram
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dennis
because of the design of the disco's tank you will need to remove the pump housing to get the tank cleaned out.
the pump housing goes to the bottom of the tank but it can never fully pump the tank empty. even when the truck runs out of gas there is still about 1/2 gallon of fuel left in the tank.
the best plan IMHO would be to disconnect the line at the top of the tank and install a hose on it and run the pump to empty the tank.
then pull the pump housing and use paper towel to soak up the rest of the fuel.
then I would refill the tank and reconnect the lines and add like 8 bottles of heat.
then I would discconct the line at the fuel rail and run the pump until say a quart or so of fuel comes out.
then recconnect the line and try and start it.
but thats just what I would do...keep us posted man!!
because of the design of the disco's tank you will need to remove the pump housing to get the tank cleaned out.
the pump housing goes to the bottom of the tank but it can never fully pump the tank empty. even when the truck runs out of gas there is still about 1/2 gallon of fuel left in the tank.
the best plan IMHO would be to disconnect the line at the top of the tank and install a hose on it and run the pump to empty the tank.
then pull the pump housing and use paper towel to soak up the rest of the fuel.
then I would refill the tank and reconnect the lines and add like 8 bottles of heat.
then I would discconct the line at the fuel rail and run the pump until say a quart or so of fuel comes out.
then recconnect the line and try and start it.
but thats just what I would do...keep us posted man!!
wow, that's gnarly!!! Best of luck, glad you're getting spark, this has been a fun little read.
It does, however, beg the question - if you had a snorkel and had waterproofed your electronics... would you have made it out?
It does, however, beg the question - if you had a snorkel and had waterproofed your electronics... would you have made it out?
well, did it die or did it get stuck? I've been thru some stuff thats well, maybe not quite as deep but pretty close...that looks DEEEEP
cool...now run up to the head office and work out that quarterback situation before #4 ends up in Florida
MUSKYMAN said:cool...now run up to the head office and work out that quarterback situation before #4 ends up in Florida
I have these crazy visions of him in purple:smilelol:
yeah well he did move to MN...but that was a few months back when he was trying to get as far away from professional football as possible:rofl:
Emptied the fuel tank...added fuel and some Heat.
Nothing. Now it's sounding like it doesn't have spark (again). Also no pressure in the fuel rail.
Scratching my head but not giving up.
Nothing. Now it's sounding like it doesn't have spark (again). Also no pressure in the fuel rail.
Scratching my head but not giving up.
just get a good ecu from will tilery
remember you gaotta have three pieces to make it fire in the hole
fuel=fire=compresion
remember you gaotta have three pieces to make it fire in the hole
fuel=fire=compresion
oh by the way that pic reminds me so much of my trip in the deep muddy waters so much i put the red submarine as my background:applause:
It's been a few weeks since my last update.
Replacement ECU arrived yesterday (finally!). Now I have fuel but no spark (grrr).
Couple of questions:
If the MAF is bad, would the engine turn over?
Is there something simple I'm missing?
Replacement ECU arrived yesterday (finally!). Now I have fuel but no spark (grrr).
Couple of questions:
If the MAF is bad, would the engine turn over?
Is there something simple I'm missing?
My expereince only.
MAF issues alone made me think I had no fire.
I am sure you removed and cleaned the MAF.
I have had the same MAF for 113K miles and it has injested mud/water many times over the years but a good cleaning and we are golden.
I have seen some with MAFs that STB on first water injest.
MAF issues alone made me think I had no fire.
I am sure you removed and cleaned the MAF.
I have had the same MAF for 113K miles and it has injested mud/water many times over the years but a good cleaning and we are golden.
I have seen some with MAFs that STB on first water injest.