Hello everyone,

So i got a little problem that i hoped yall would be able to help me out with
Took my jeep out for some light trail riding nothing crazy. the trails where muddy with puddles not that deep bout half that of the tires and they had some ice in them too. I went through one puddle not even that fast maybe a little more than a crawl and hit what im guessing was a rock pretty dang hard. got three feet out of the puddle and she cut off. tried starting her back up got nothing so we got out and checked to see if anything was knocked loose. couldnt find anything than realized we had a little water in the air box and filter was wet. but no water looked like it got into the intake. (not 100% sure) and possibly the distributer got wet but it didn't look like it. Forgot to mention that it turns over just does not fire up. It fired once and ran for about a minute than shut off. If ya got any ideas what might have happened or what to look for it be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

 

sounds like a hydro-locked engine=really bad just double check all the connections in case it is something simple

 

Howdy,

might sound dumb,, but a crushed fuel line maybe?


just a thought


cpnwrench

 

na not stupid but a thought did cross my mind about the fuel pump or something. gunna check the fuel lines for sure thanks.

i am hoping thats not the case lol but if it is how do i check that for sure if its hydro-locked? my buddy also mentioned something about the starter solenoid.

 

Pull plugs out, and crank it..

 

X2.... or/and take the cap off and spray it out with brake clean

 

x3 i did this with my intagra and after it started right up

 

What exactly do u mean by this. sorry for the stupid questions just tryna understand this completely

 

93's have a cap'n'rotor not a coil pack. If moisture gets in there, what your experiancing will happen. Take your cap off, it might be full of water/mud. That's what happened a few days ago to my friend's 94 when he got in too deep. Brake clean will clean it out throughly and dry instantly.

 

pull the spark plugs out and and crank it over. if there is water in the system it will come out.

and also take the cap/rotor off and spray it out with brake cleaner to make sure no water is in it

 

And I've also got the alt. packed full of mud too. Thanks God I had a old crappy one I could take the brushes out of and put back in mine.

 

ok im going to try that this weekend and if it works would you recommend sealing it with silicon?

ok how many times would u say i should attempt to start it without plugs? is once or twice sufficient?

 

until you are positive there is no water. a buddy comes in handy

 

i agree that you likely have h20 in the distributor. Take the cap off and see.

 

hey yall have an update.

i checked the dcap its was dry and i cleaned it
took the plugs out cranked it... not water came out
checked fuel rail engine is getting fuel
tried starter fluid in intake got nothing
checked wires for spark i am not getting any spark at all i think that is the problem idk if its a ground that came loose or not. im not sure where to check and i wanted to see what yall think is up before i go out and start spending money on wire plugs or a new cap

thanks guys