What to do

[WVRigrat05]

So my 05' was in a flood monday night, motor is full of water, hydrolocked and trashed. Innercooler is full of mud, part of the interior got mud so in reality its all trashed after moving it around. FICM is full of water, everything else seems to work ok.

Told them the work done to the motor, they are talking a low mileage complete engine with a lifetime warranty through the insurance company if it blows up for any reason. I have over 9k in mine with just the mild build. I'm guessing my 20 over injectors are trashed since the cylinders are still full of water?

I did drain the innercooler, and the motor, put fresh oil in, I got 15 qts of water out and more was still dripping out with the oil. I feel I'm getting ripped now and dont even want the truck, not real sure what to do or how to handle this.

 

[OregonDMAX]

Are there parts in your current motor that are still good like rods etc... you could build the new motor and part out the other one... either way sorry to hear about that what a total bummer

 

[paint94979]

Do you own the truck out right?

 

[WVRigrat05]

My computer shit out I added more to my original post. as of right now I have no idea what is still good.

 

[WVRigrat05]

Do you own the truck out right?

I owe 2k on it. I was getting ready to pay that off actually.

 

[paint94979]

Well a few years ago I got some bad fuel and it caused my injectors to start sticking... To replace all of the fuel system in parts and labor was just under $12,000 and because I own the truck out right I asked them to write the check to me and ill fix the truck myself. So that's what I did. Ask them if you buy the truck out right can they write the check to you

 

[WVRigrat05]

I should hear back from them monday at the latest. the most time consuming thing is going to be just cleaning the truck up/out. the whole thing is a wreck. They was talking about having a shop do the work but I have done all the other work myself on insurance claims so DOnt see how this would be any different, other than not getting all my money for the parts thats in the motor.
I also believe that this is the last DD I will build to drive.

 

[OregonDMAX]

I agree with paint94979 see if they will just cut you a check and you can have your current motor gone over for half the cost of putting a new one In like they wanted.

 

[blk smoke lb7]

I would just get the check and fix it your self.your motor should be just Finland so should the injectors.I've sunk snowmobiles bought flooded cats drained everything and fresh fluids and fired it right up.If the intercooler is stock throw it out and v etc a nice 1.A ficm isn't hard to find for cheap.Looks like a nice money maker for you and you can do some upgrades at the same time.I don't see a problem, just some work ahead of you.

 

[paoutdoorsman]

That stinks. Did you guys just get some major rain or something?

 

[gmac32]

i have seen trucks that had the same scenario as yours. pull the glowplugs and blow all the crap out. I have seen them run just fine afterwards. A friend of mine is still driving his after he had a similar situation. The killer is letting the water sit in the bores and on the tips and start the corrosion process. The quicker you get everything flushed out, the better off you will be.

 

[RENODMAX]

Did you pull the plugs and turn the motor over by hand right afterward??

 

[WVRigrat05]

Did you pull the plugs and turn the motor over by hand right afterward??

nope drained the motor but not the glow plugs. Gonna do that monday if the truck is still there. I was rushed and didnt get a chance to do it. so thats gonna be one week it sat with water in the cylinders.

 

[WVRigrat05]

Oh, and how long or many times can a motor like mine see over 5k on the rpms? It seen over 5 grand several seconds that night from driving in the water I guess before it hit the big hole and filled the motor.

 

[WVRigrat05]

Well, the truck is totaled, I can buy it back once I pay it off, I have receipts for everything but my motor and trans so I don't know how much I'm gonna loose out on there. The motor is gonna need a lot of work but the trans should be fine I hope.

 

[04D_MAX]

Oh, and how long or many times can a motor like mine see over 5k on the rpms? It seen over 5 grand several seconds that night from driving in the water I guess before it hit the big hole and filled the motor.

So you drove into the water?

 

[btfarm]

If you saw 5 grand and hydrolocked it anywhere NEAR that kind of RPM you probsably have a few internal 'issues' you don't know about yet.

 

[WVRigrat05]

So you drove into the water?

It was already in the water but as I was leaving the campground there was a ditch and I hit it which put water over the hood on one side.

 

[WVRigrat05]

If you saw 5 grand and hydrolocked it anywhere NEAR that kind of RPM you probsably have a few internal 'issues' you don't know about yet.

It was not at the rpm when it hyrdolocked it was at an idle when it drank the water. It overreved minutes before that as I was driving through water to get out.

 

[blk smoke lb7]

Vet it back asap drain everything and put fresh fluids in and get it running.Run it and get it hot and cook all the moisture out of it.