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Posted by txgrn on May 28, 2005 at 05:29:17 from (209.151.112.92):
In Reply to: Tractor in river posted by chip hannay on May 28, 2005 at 05:04:13:
My experience with submerged engines is to get the water out as fast as possible. Other consideration is flushing sand or silt. Method we used was to drain all ports exposed to water including gear train if applicable.
On the engine, you remove the carb if it has one, drain oil, remove spark plugs,distributor (mark dist for timing position), rocker cover. If vertical muffler, probably should remove exhaust manifold and reinstall with fresh gasket prior to starting engine. Fill crankcase and spark plug holes with diesel. Slowly rotate the engine to force the diesel out the plug holes. Wash valve train lavishly with diesel. Rotate engine for 5 minutes slowly and drain crankcase. Refill to normal level with motor oil and a new filter. Clean valve train (see next para) and lavishly oil. Clean and dry carb and dist and reinstall. Berryman's brake cleaner spray is a superb product for this. It removes water and oil but leaves no film and doesn't attack paint like Berryman's Chem tool does. Install ign wiring with new plugs and set timing to mark made at removal. Remove and flush the fuel tank if there are any signs of water in it. If not open fuel line and let some fuel drain out before reconnecting to carb. Install new fuel filter if applicable. Might need a squirt of starting fluid to get it running. Once running check gauges and check rocker assy for proper operation and oiling. If ok, shut off and reinstall Rocker cover. On diesel do the same (injector removal rather than plugs) and install new fuel filters. Inspect tank for water and let run prior to reconnection to filters. Bleed fuel system prior to attempting to start. On gear train, I'd just go ahead and dump all fluids and refill with fresh. Grease all zerks. --------- The sooner you can do all this, the less the chance of ANY damage. We used to retrieve outboard motors from salt water and you had to be fast on them as that salt attacks that aluminum fast. The Guadalupe River is one of the most beautiful rivers I ever saw. Played in it lots of times growing up. ----- Speed is the essence. Flushing out any sand is second. No reason for you to have any damage if you get after it. Wouldn't hurt to change the oil and filter again after a couple of hours of operation. May have missed something, but you get the idea. Good luck. Mark
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