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1. [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:26:04 -0500
I am posting this for my brother, who lives in what is currently a very wet Chicago suburb. (And Ike hasn't even hit them yet!) His neighborhood is flooded and his son just drove their 2004 Volvo S80
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00151.html (8,392 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
Author: Brian C Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:47:19 -0400
Jim, depends to some degree on how heavy a foot the son has. A young friend of mine hit a small river in Utah in his small pickup several years ago. Water entered the air intake, caused hydrolock and
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00152.html (9,334 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:55:38 -0400
Quick check: have him open the air filter box and see if it's wet. If it is, well... the engine may be fubar. Put the compression gauge on it to tell for sure. Hopefully something less expensive! -Wa
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00153.html (7,676 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:18:50 +0000
'04 seems new for something like wet electronics. there's no points or distributor, but maybe something else got wet? I'd do what was suggested and check the intake for water, pull the plugs and do a
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00154.html (9,157 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:04:49 -0400
Volvo like to put cool air intakes towards the front, behind the grille. No specific knowledge of the S80, but all the rest of mine have had one located there. Hit high water with enough speed and th
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00166.html (7,796 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] Flooding Stalled Car (score: 1)
Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:55:22 -0500
I just heard back from my brother and thought I'd close the loop and let everyone know the final result: 'So the end of the story is that there was water throughout the engine and exhaust system. He
/html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00222.html (9,859 bytes)


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