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ed1380

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Sep 29, 2007
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Drove my bro to school this morning. Came back home. Everything is good. Spent 2 hours polishing the headlights. Splatter all over the engine bay so I decided to wash it. Dipped the sponge/brush into a bucket of water and just went over the head, and intake manifold. 15 minutes later wouldn't start. 1st plug halfway submerged in water o_0 I didn't even use that much water. Anyways wicked it out. All dry. Checked all the connectors-dry. It waas hard to start but it did but it sounds like a diesel no joke. Loud knock. Hard to rev. Didn't try above 2k. Oil pressure good. Please tell me I didn't hydrolock and bend a rod :cry: What could have happened?
 
Was the water in the cylinder the water you used to wash the engine or was it from the cooling system? It could be just a coincidence that it happened after you washed it. Whatever the reason, if there was that much water in the cylinder the chances are pretty good that there is some damage. Is it possible that it got in through the throttle body? I don't see how it could have gotted in past the spark plug unless it was loose.
 
it was pure water from the brush. I guess the misfire/hydrolock made it jump time cause it was 5+ teeth off. fixed it. started right up. valves are still good 180 compression :D

Now i must be bad at searching because I've spent an hour and couldnt find a single thread about which accessory belt goes where. I know one is a tad longer
 
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