PSA: Don't Drive Through Standing Water

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech) 10/19/2016 at 14:01 • Filed to: None

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404 - User No Longer Available > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:03

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Like an unseen rock under the water hit it? Not quite following.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:05

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Hydrolock?

64Mali > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:05

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Hydrolock? Also is that a connecting rod?

JGrabowMSt > 404 - User No Longer Available 10/19/2016 at 14:05

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That rod was the one who knocked.

Water doesnt compress.

deekster_caddy > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:07

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This is what happens when you suck too much water into the intake. Bummer.

Comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:07

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Aww, cute little connecting rod peeking out to say hi, but not all the way, cuz he’s a shy widdle bugger.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:09

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Hell, a little JB weld and she’ll be good as new!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:13

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New crankcase viewing window. Neat.

facw > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:13

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Better to drive through standing water than flowing water. But really don’t driver through water in general, your car is not a boat ( unless it is ).

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:27

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But, but... it’s fun doe...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > 404 - User No Longer Available 10/19/2016 at 14:33

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Sucked water in the intake. Water doesn’t compress so the piston stopped moving but the crank didn’t. The rod didn’t know what to do so it peaced the f out.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 10/19/2016 at 14:34

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Maybe a new rod too, since it’s currently upside down...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 10/19/2016 at 14:37

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Touché

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > 64Mali 10/19/2016 at 14:37

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Yes. And it’s upside down.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 10/19/2016 at 14:37

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Yup.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:39

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I don’t believe I specified that JB weld usage should be limited to fixing the hole! Besides, I bet it’ll run a cylinder down. If the Triumph can run down one, surely this can ;)

64Mali > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:40

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Well that looks painful...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 10/19/2016 at 14:45

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Good point! This was from our “storm” by the way. Wouldn’t be surprised if there were a few more tying up adjusters.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > 64Mali 10/19/2016 at 14:46

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Rod just needed some fresh air. He was having a bad day.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 14:50

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Is it a super low intake?!?

Or did someone basically drive through hood height standing water?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Decay buys too many beaters 10/19/2016 at 15:00

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It’s a hood height intake. He said he drove through a “puddle”. Take that as you will. Intercooler was full and air filter was sopping.

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 15:03

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I’m not a doctor, or a roboticist, but that can’t be good.

Decay buys too many beaters > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 15:06

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Well, I suppose “puddle” is a fairly generic term that does not specify or imply depth, but good god.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 15:12

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My old Fiat Panda had a common-ish issue with hydrolocking due to the stupid intake design. A few have been known to kill engines die to it. Once after heavy rain mine refused to turn over properly. The starter kicked then the whole thing locked. It eventually started, but fairly sure there was a small amount of water in the cylinders.

DipodomysDeserti > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 15:17

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[David Attenborough voice]

And here we can see the birth of a German connecting rod, getting its first breath of air as it punches out of its alumineeum shell.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > shop-teacher 10/19/2016 at 15:21

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I am a doctor of robots and I concur. Wait, cars are robots right?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/19/2016 at 15:23

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That sucks. This isn’t common on our stuff. Our intakes are pretty much all hood height. It takes some deep water and some throttle to pull water in.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > DipodomysDeserti 10/19/2016 at 15:24

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Lol lol lol

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 15:27

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I dont think many cars are designed as badly as that little fiat haha.

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/19/2016 at 15:42

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These days? Most definitely!