9 rain down standing exhaust pipe on Ford 3 cyl gas...

Copperhead don't play · Feb 1, 2020

I stupidly left my Ford 3000 three cylinder gas burner out in about 9" of rain for about 6 weeks with out a cover on the open exhaust pipe. I will pull the sparkplugs before turning the engine over. I"m needing advice on how to handle this without causing further damage. Should I add anything down the pipe before turning it over? And, should I change the oil before or after turning the engine over?
Thanks,
Copperhead

shaun wallace · Feb 1, 2020

Loosen oil drain plug loose enough to let water drip out if any got in pan. Then pull sparkplugs and spin over. mite not to put couple squirts of oil in cyls before putting plugs back in.

Janicholson · Feb 1, 2020

Pull the spark plugs, but do not turn it over. Remove water from the oil. Do this by pulling the pan plug out till it begins to leak, but not out all the way. When oil starts dripping, put it back in. Then crank the engine to blow out the water in the combustion chamber/s. Put the plugs back in after drying them!! with a propane torch. Start it. let it get warmed up, then change the oil. Jim

David G · Feb 1, 2020

I agree with others, get water out of crankcase before attempting to turn anything.

Also make sure plugs are out while cranking.

rustred · Feb 1, 2020

I am quite sure the rings will be seized to the sleeves. the rain will run past the rings into the oil pan. my first priority is to see if the engine will turn over. ya as jim says. once ready to start I would not even run it with that old oil, just me though. plus once water is out of cyl's squirt some atf or other light oil in them before trying to turn engine over. and if able to move crank do not go in one direction. go back and forth each time gaining ground. in one direction you will just stick it more. do not try the first attempt with a battery. put some water on steel and you will see how fast rust forms. it will be few days not weeks.

grizz02 · Feb 1, 2020

do what others have said BUT turn the engine backwards by hand first to avoid hydrostatic lock , if ever watch drag racing and watch them turn the motor over by hand just after warm up they turn it backwards

old · Feb 1, 2020

My 8N was under water due to a flood. I pulled the plugs out and also drained all the oil both engine and rear end and I left the drain plug out for a few days. I spun the engine over while the plugs where out and the oil was draining. I then filled the cylinders with ATF and let ti sit for a while. Then I fill it back up with good oil and by the way I did drain the water out of the carb and let gas flow out of the drain plug. That was back in Dec of 2015 and if I wanted to start it up today it would start

rustred · Feb 1, 2020

how will it lock with plugs out?

David G · Feb 1, 2020

I agree with you, no lock with plugs out,

rustred · Feb 1, 2020

reminds me of the B.S. Case Nutty was talking about on the case forum and why HE LEFT, give good proper information then someone has to come and throw something in to make things go sideways, pulling something out of the air not even related to the subject and they don't even have hands on experience. why add to the confusion when the proper answer is posted??? has me thinking the same thing as case nutty.

old · Feb 1, 2020

No spark plug in the engine mean no way to hydro lock the engine

Destroked 450 · Feb 1, 2020

Highly unlikely the engine has rusted enough to be stuck in 6 weeks, As said loosen the oil plug enough to allow any water to drip out, after the water is drained from the oil pan remove the plugs and bump the engine over a little at a time until any water in the cylinders has squirted out, then crank the engine over continuously for 5-10 seconds to remove more moisture and to air the cylinders out. At this point I'd replace the plugs and fire the engine up, get it up to operating temp to evaporate any moisture out, shut it down and check the oil, if it doesn't look good change it, otherwise it's ready to go back to work.

rustred · Feb 1, 2020

really, how long would it take then?

Eldon (WA) · Feb 1, 2020

(quoted from post at 08:51:33 02/01/20) I stupidly left my Ford 3000 three cylinder gas burner out in about 9" of rain for about 6 weeks with out a cover on the open exhaust pipe. I will pull the sparkplugs before turning the engine over. I"m needing advice on how to handle this without causing further damage. Should I add anything down the pipe before turning it over? And, should I change the oil before or after turning the engine over?
Thanks,
Copperhead

I'd be more worried about stuck valves...and bending pushrods.

4wdtom · Feb 1, 2020

you might squirt a little oil in the cylinders before putting the plugs back in. Not enough to cause the hydro lock or raise compression much.

Bill(Wis) · Feb 1, 2020

I don't like getting into this conversation but I can't help but wondering what is happening to all of those used and new tractors setting on dealers lots for months on end?

Tx Jim · Feb 2, 2020

(quoted from post at 23:30:47 02/01/20) I don't like getting into this conversation but I can't help but wondering what is happening to all of those used and new tractors setting on dealers lots for months on end?

Most tractors that sit outside have a rain cap on exhaust opening or a curved pipe designed to help keep rainwater out of exhaust pipe.

rustred · Feb 2, 2020

I wouldn't, be no rain up there, in six weeks. but very good chance a piston or two will be stuck.

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