mschultz373
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- Mar 11, 2020
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- dirty coast
mild street flooding is a common thing here in SE louisiana, so the other day during a storm, I drove through 2-3in of water on the street - probably around 10-15mph. fast enough that it splashed in an arc away from my tires... but apparently also into the engine compartment. immediately afterward, the car stalled out and died and wouldn't start again. i left it until later that day, several hours after the rain and when the sun had come out, and the car started and drove normally.
so i'm assuming something splashed on a connection that disabled the ignition or fuel delivery? i didn't have all my tools on me so I couldn't do too much diag, but i know that while cranking the car during the condition, the ignition coil was firing.
i know it's kind of a tough thread without further diag (and i'm not sure how badly i want to go drive thru more water next storm just to figure this out...) but i am curious if anyone else has had this kind of problem before, and if so, knows what it is?
thanks.
so i'm assuming something splashed on a connection that disabled the ignition or fuel delivery? i didn't have all my tools on me so I couldn't do too much diag, but i know that while cranking the car during the condition, the ignition coil was firing.
i know it's kind of a tough thread without further diag (and i'm not sure how badly i want to go drive thru more water next storm just to figure this out...) but i am curious if anyone else has had this kind of problem before, and if so, knows what it is?
thanks.