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[kthompson]

On a flooded car, not 100% sure but think that is at least regulated by law if not illegal. However ethics have much higher standard than does the law.

 

[Richard]

Gary: Sorry about your situation.

When I was probably age 10/12 ?? (been while!) My father bought me a Yamaha 60 CC minibike. We lived near woods but you had to cross the creek to get there.

Went riding one day, had rained and water was high. Engine stopped while I'm in creek, I dropped bike with water coming at me. Dragged bike out of water, took home and let sit for probably a year. Engine was totally siezed.

Over following winter, with hardly any tools (I'm talking I used plieres, screw driver and maybe a hammer.... My father had ZERO tools to speak of)

Anyway, I wrestled that thing out of the frame, onto a table in basement. Took entire thing apart. Diagnosed that it LOOKED like it needed "this thingamijig" or two...

Took me several months to get this done. Put things back together and it fired right up the first attempt, though I recall it taking a number of kicks to get the fuel through the system.

Ended up giving it to a neighbor friend who was several years younger than me.

(couple years later, I got another dirt bike.....but this time, it was a brand new Yamaha YZ-465, a bit of a jump from the 60 CC bike!)

I did all this from wits and trial/error. I didn't have a manual for anything at this age, no help from Dad.... was just me and my project.

Water isn't your friend, especially the longer you wait.

 

[buck12]

Years ago I helped my neighbor get his JD riding mower out of our shared lake. It was totally submerged (only the top of the seat back was visible) for at least 30 minutes. That mower is still cutting. He had to replace a starter soon after and deck spindles.

I would not stress too much. Fix the issues as they arise and keep going.

 

[EddieWalker]

Glad you got your starter issue worked out. Here in Tyler, there is a business that specializes in rebuilding starters and alternators, and also selling aftermarket replacements that are brand new. The starter on my New Holland backhoe was something like $600 at the dealer. The parts guy told me about this business and suggested I go there to have them rebuild my old one for a lot less then buying their new one. They owner of that business told me that it was a waste of money rebuilding that starter because its not very well built to begin with. For just under $200 he sold me a brand new Bosch starter that has worked perfectly.

 

[Gem99ultra]

On a flooded car, not 100% sure but think that is at least regulated by law if not illegal. However ethics have much higher standard than does the law.

I think you're right KThomson, about there being a 'law' disclosing if a car has been flooded. My brother unfortunately bought one in the past, but no disclosure. Perhaps there's a certain criteria on what constitutes 'flooded'? I have to wonder about all of those thousands of cars in Houston that got flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Brand new very expensive cars. If we only knew...

In addition to having to rebuild a mower that sat under water for a week from Tropical Storm Allison, I've had a pair of 70cc Honda's, ridden off into a creek near the kids favorite riding spot. Those I did not rebuild, or rather dismantle and clean. The results did not take all that long to appear.