Cascade Crew

[STEEL]

Well, I think I may have severely screwed myself.

Due to rising gas prices I parked my half finished camaro outside and let it sit for a month. It was running when I parked it, but a month later it wouldn’t start. I now think I know why.

When I parked it, I had the flaps removed from my hood, and I had noticed water was gathering on the top of my air cleaner. Because my hood clearance sucked, and I couldn’t afford to replace my cleaner with a shorter on, I flipped the lid over, creating a bowl.

I now believe the water traveled down the air cleaner post into the carb, then through the intake manifold, in the open valves, and into the cylinders. When I wanted to drive the car again, the engine was low on oil, so I added a few quarts, and went to start it up. Wouldn’t turn over. (Dead battery and rusted cylinder walls). Three of my friends start pushing, and I tried to bump start it. The engine wouldn’t turn over, and I left large skid marks. Tried this three times before the engine finally broke loose. Got the car to start, but it was having a lack of power.

Drove it for about 50 miles, gassed up and added some HEAT. Parked it and then a week later I found froth in the oil. My question for ya’ll is what can I do to repair the damage? I assume that my entire engine has rust inside, and I want to know if I can repair the damage without pulling it all apart. Is this something that can be “Blown out the exhaust” in a manner of speaking?

[Xophertony]

the froth is water that leaked past your rings (hopefully). change your oil and filter, run the engine until warm, change oil and filter again.

as for the rust, i would speculate that honed bores would only surface rust, but i don't know, someone chime in.

[STEEL]

[91RSVert]

Carb should be fine.

I would be more worried if anything inside is damaged. I hydro locked my old v6. But I pulled the plugs, cranked several times. Left them out over night, put new plugs in the next night and ran like nothing ever happened.

[Quasi-Traction]

I really doubt you got enough water in the engine to do severe damage.

Check your plugs and dizzy cap. Could have gotten some moisture in there.

[rjmcgee]

Hydro locking a cylinder can f up more stuff than anything. Should have pulled the plugs before trying to force it to turn over.

[Twilightoptics]

Time for a rebuild dude.

[mrpopo573]

I second that.

[blue89]

Is it burning through water? You could have cracked your block... Take the heads off anyway to be sure, takes an afternoon and you'll know for sure. Sorry to hear about that man.

[305 302eater]

[STEEL]

Its running fine now. Oil change and some seafoam.

Had I been able to figure out that it wasnt cranking because of water in the cylinders, then i would have done that, i didnt make the connection.

I might still make it to cows.

[cameron7710]