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Author Message   Nick Chorneau (Nicholas) New Member Username: Nicholas Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 04:32 pm:    After wheelin through some REALLY deep water(up to the hood) and mud with some country boys, i noticed idol rpms were irregular. on the way home at a stop light the truck just quit. wont start. its not the wiring, but i think i did more than flood the engine! I think its time for a new motor anyway, it has about 160,000m..... im thinkin deisel > any ideas?   Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 04:54 pm:    Are you sure you don't just have some water in distributor? Spray some WD40 or Quick Dry Electronic Cleaner in cap and dist and try starting. Or let sit until dry. I carry a can of CRC QD Elect. Cleaner and tube of dielectric grease for water crossing probs.   Nick Chorneau (Nicholas) New Member Username: Nicholas Post Number: 14 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 08:47 am:    Checked distributor, it'll start now, however, wont run for long... I'll let it dry out but will be lookin for a TDI... I guess I might have to take it in!...($$$$$$$$$$)   Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 99 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 01:05 am:    When you look in distributor is there fogging or signs of water under clear plastic shield under rotor? If yours isn't clear plastic I'd carefully pull rotor and remove shield and look for signs of water. I'd be tempted to remove distributor anyway from vehicle and dry it out. Also, if you dunked it pretty bad I'd drain diffs and swivel balls and refill too. Do you run extensions on your axle breathers? If you're at all concerned with cost$ then I wouldn't consider a diesel transplant. If you did it yourself it would still require a lot of fab work and $$.   Nick Chorneau (Nicholas) New Member Username: Nicholas Post Number: 15 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 09:18 am:    Took it to the $dealer$. I told them to drain and re-lube everything. the distributor was removed and dryed... running better now however theres still a slight stall problem, im going to raise idol rpms a little and that should take care of it... i also replaced valve seals to get-rid of an oil leak problem. thanx for the advice! I guess im going to take it easy on the truck for a while.... hehehe