Certainly will quickly dry out the clutch!
But what about the lugging/loading/stalling engine/transmission/diff/axles?
This type of lugging/loading can spin an engine bearing!

Well, now, if the clutch doesn't grab, the rest of the drivetrain won't move - so no damage to the drivetrain.

If/when the clutch does grab, the car moves forward - so what's the problem..??

Oh, I forgot to mention setting the emergency brake .....my bad.

Now, with the brake set ...... when/if the clutch engages, the engine will stall. Haven't you ever stalled your car ..?? Well, I have, several times and the engine didn't spin any bearings ...... :popcorn:


humfrz

[QUOTE=humfrz;2916344]Well, now, if the clutch doesn't grab, the rest of the drivetrain won't move - so no damage to the drivetrain.

If/when the clutch does grab, the car moves forward - so what's the problem..??

Oh, I forgot to mention setting the emergency brake .....my bad.

Now, with the brake set ...... when/if the clutch engages, the engine will stall. Haven't you ever stalled your car ..?? Well, I have, several times and the engine didn't spin any bearings ...... :popcorn:


humfrz[/QUOTE
Well i'm glad , that you have not had the privilege of a spun bearing.
I managed to do this when (stalling) learning to drive in my hillman hunter many years ago.
I also waterlogged a holden engine once and immediately took out the spark plugs and then changed the oil and filters (lucky no damage to engine).

[quote=alan.chalkley;2916386]Well, that was too bad about your Hillman ........ but, that was a British car.

Your Holden was a Australian car.

Both were most likely driven in Australia, which is in the southern hemisphere, where the water goes down the drain backwards.

We are talking about a Japanese made car driven in the northern hemisphere, where water goes down the drain the correct way.

EeeeeeeeeeGaaaaaaddddd ........ I'm starten to sound like @Scrappydoo ....:slap: me!

Seriously, in my 69 years of driving vehicles, I've stalled dozens of vehicles hundreds of times and never spun a rod bearing ..... :iono: .....maybe I've just been lucky.


humfrz

We have water spinning the wrong way , the steering wheel on the wrong side , falling trees and jumping kangaroos , an out of control emu on the news.
But back to topic , water + cars = disaster , so if anyone enjoys mixing the two they should buy a boat instead.

Insurance is covering any costs under flood damage thankfully. I tested some things this morning and all the issues were still prevalent.

OK, we agree ......... :thumbsup:


humfrz

Reminds me of back-in-the-day (I know..:rolleyes:) I was driving my "trusty" MGB to work in Connecticut, at a corporate HQ.

I came upon a back road that I took every day and it was flooded ...... ahhhh, but I thought I could make it. WRONG! About half way across - chug-chug-stop.

I placed my briefcase up on the higher jump seat, rolled up the pants legs on my 3 piece suit, opened the door and got out ......as the water rushed in.

I walked to the "shore" where a nice fellow in a tall pickup truck was stopped. He had a toe rope and pulled my MG to shore.

I popped the hood, took off my T-shirt and dried out the distributor cap and plug wires. That puppy fired right up ....... :happyanim:

I reckon the water got to the distributor before the intakes to the carburetors ....... my "lucky" day.


THE END


humfrz

You were wearing a t-shirt with a three piece suit?

I always wear a T shirt, winter and summer. In the summer, it keeps my suspenders from irritating my skin, additionally, in the winter, it keeps my nipples warm ......... :D


humfrz

Ah..t-shirt as a vest.

And presumably belt suspenders as braces?

Or am I being to innocent :D

T-shirt (undershirt)

Suspenders (braces)

Get it ...... :D


humfrz

I am having a hard time picturing how that helped.


http://www.dhresource.com/260x260s/f...ap-stretch.jpg

Ahhhh YES!.......the things that you take off with your teeth ........ before you suck on her toes ??.......:thumbsup:


humfrz