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OLDBLUE93 Enthusiast

OLDBLUE93

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I RECENTLY SUBMERGED MY K1500 FOR 5 HOURS

 

SOON AS I GOT IT HOME I DRAINED 10 GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE BLOCK

AND NOTICED WATER IN THE AT TRANS ON THE DIP TUBE

 

ANY SUGESTIONS BEFORE I TRY TO FIRE IT UP ?

TexasAl Enthusiast

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Change all fluids immediately! Pull the battery. Don't try to start it until it has been a few days, and all the water has evaporated.In a few days, check to see if the battery is still good.Check all the fuses on your truck. If so, then fire it up. If enough water got into the engine, you may need to replace the plugs as well. Good luck.

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Like mentioned before, change all your fluids. Oil, tranny, differentials, transfer case. Check all your fuses, and dry all connections. water in the wrong places can cause electrical issues if these connections are not dried completely before the initial startup.

 

How far up the truck was it submerged??

jdubub Senior Enthusiast

jdubub

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i hope you dont mind me asking how you submerged your vehicle?

 

 

Im curious as well..... any photos you can post?

Pumper Enthusiast

Pumper

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I had a friend that ran his truck into a huge "puddle" while driving on the dunes. The truck ended up in about 5 feet of water. When he tore the engine down several of the pistons turned out to be in pieces and many other components were bent and torn up.

 

If it took in water you might be SOL. If it didn't, good luck.

 

If the truck wasn't running when submerged you still might have water in the combustion chamber. This will be a problem since air compresses, but liquids don't (for average applications).

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OLDBLUE93

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SO IT DIED GOING THROUGH DUE TO WATER IN THE SNORKL FIRSTHING WHEN I GOT HOME DRAIN THE BLOCK PULLED THE PLUGS AND WATCHED THE FOUNTAIN FLOW FROM UNDER MY HOOD LIKE A SYMPHONY. DRAINED THE AT PAN WASNT VERY MUCH WATER IN THERE BUT IT WAS CLOUDY . :chevy: ITS A CHEVY!

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OLDBLUE93

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THE SUM OF MY TROUBLES

3 OIL CHANGES W/SEAFOAM

2 TRANNY FLUSHESES @300 A POP

3 DIFF FLUID CHANGES F/R

3 TRANSFER CASE FLUSHES

HEATER CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT

TROTTLE BODY REBUILD

IAC SENSOR

SOUND SYSTEM

+ THE STUFF THAT FLOATED AWAY MY CELL PHONE,CD CASE AND 1 OF MY MOTHER F***IN FLOOR MATS

CHEVY RUNS DEEP :chevy:

dodge123 Enthusiast

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when the time comes, you may want to turn it over without the plugs in to try and blow any water in the cylinders out.

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