chevy 350 hydrolocked, now wont fire

[rusty_but_trusty_86]

hello all, i have a 1987 chevy v10 with the throttle body 350. well last week i got a little bit stupid when i was mudding and went through a puddle that was a little bigger than i thought it was...... long story short, water splashed up and went through the k&n and through the trottle body and into the intake and cylinders........ i took all the spark plugs and turned the engine over, i put a new starter and plugs on. it turns over now, but wont start. i know it somewhat has spark because i can hear a cylinder or two fire every now and then...... im stumped... and ideas?

[bd]

Water in the distributor or wet coil.  Replace the cap, dry out the distributor and the divorced coil.  Or, lift the cap and spray it out with some WD-40.  Just be cautious, because WD-40 is flammable.  If that doesn't cure it, run a compression check.

[Irish_Alley]

im with bd im thinking something got wet. did you find any water in the cylinders?

[rusty_but_trusty_86]

yes about half of the cylinders were filled with water........ i turned it over with plugs out and got the water out. i had the distrubutor cap off last night and checcked it and everything was dry

[bd]

• Do you hear the fuel pump priming for a couple of seconds after first switching the ignition ON?
  
  
• Any chance you got water in the fuel tank?
  
  
• Did a loose distributor spin and throw the timing off?
  
  
• Have you verified engine condition with a compression check?
  
  
• After checking compression, try a light shot of ether into the throttle body.
  

...about half of the cylinders were filled with water........

   
How fast was it taching when it went for a swim?
If it was under long enough to fill cylinders, or was taching high RPM when it went troglodyte....

...Well, maybe it'll start when it dries out. 



Have you checked the crankcase for tadpoles?!

[pholliday1]

"CRANKCASE FOR TADPOLES" I'm gonna write that one down. LOL Thanks for the laugh BD

[81_Chevy]

i so wish there was a "like" button for that post haha 

[Irish_Alley]

we had tadpoles in our mud hole seams they dont like mudding too much. they're  probily sitting there minding their own business eating whatever and then they are thinking "whats that noise, ohh noooooooo swimmmmm" then a massive tsunami comes and washes them onto land

[bd]

..."whats that noise, ohh noooooooo swimmmmm" then a massive tsunami comes and washes them onto land

LOL - You descended from Grimm?  Tadpole nightmares!!!

[Irish_Alley]

there "was" a lot now not so much lol. i felt sorry for them but it wasnt a water hole for them, it was a mud hole for us