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#28 of 31 Re: No resolution ever found or offered [paisan] by tangofoxtrot Jun 29, 2007 (12:02 pm)
Replying to: paisan (Jun 28, 2007 10:45 am) Something is definitely wrong here. I have been driving for 37 years here in New York City and New Jersey. I have driven on some roads that are worse than Berlin in the 1940's. I have only dented one rim in my life that was when I hit a huge pothole in my M3 going about 80 miles an hour. The rim bent and the tire exploded. I cannot picture having so many problems with wheels on a regular commuting basis. Replies to this message: paisan (Jun 29, 2007 7:59 pm)
#29 of 31 Re: No resolution ever found or offered [tangofoxtrot] by paisan Jun 29, 2007 (7:59 pm)
Replying to: tangofoxtrot (Jun 29, 2007 12:02 pm) I think a lot of it has to do with the lower profile tires folks are running these days. The OEM rims I bent driving in NYC were wearing 215-45-16 tires with a slender sidewall on them. Often times cars now are running 18" wheels with 45 or 40 series tires and a small sidewall, as well as stiffer sidewalls than in the past with run-flats etc. All this contributes to rim-abuse/damage IMO.   -mike
#30 of 31 Drove through water and then... by zamboknee Jul 20, 2008 (9:32 am)
....my engine shut off. I was pushing through a few standing waters (about 6-8 inches deep after heavy rains) in my Toyota 4Runner and on the last one, my engine just shut off. The electrical system works fine it's just that the engine won't turn at all. Some info: the air filter was soaking wet, starter won't engage. Any ideas what I screwed up here? Is my engine toast? Should I let it sit for a couple days (tow driver recommended that)? Is there a minor repair I can do on my own? I had 4 years of Automotive Repair training in high school so I know which way is up on a wrench. ugh. but thanks Replies to this message: kiawah (Jul 20, 2008 9:38 am)
#31 of 31 Re: Drove through water and then... [zamboknee] by kiawah Jul 20, 2008 (9:38 am)
Replying to: zamboknee (Jul 20, 2008 9:32 am) Figure out whether the problem is electrical, or mechanical.   Water doesn't compress, so if you sucked water into your cylinders, the engine will be locked and nothing will be able to turn the engine over. Pull out the spark plugs, and see what comes out (water, you are in trouble). Carefully stick a narrow air nozzle into the spark plug hole into the cylinder, and see what blows out when you open up the air to it. Check the oil dipstick, see if the level is higher than normal. Oil floats on water, so if water got into your crankcase, your oil level would be high. You could also try draining the oil to see what comes out.   Water in the cylinder yields broken connecting rods, and crankshafts.....in addition to the obvious rust ruining the bearings problem.   If the engine checks out mechanically, then get a volt meter on the base electricals. Check that you have +13 volts on the main power feed to the starter. Check to see if you have +13 volts on the fuse buss. Check then to see when you turn the key in the ignition, whether you have +volt feed to the starter solenoid.   Good luck.

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