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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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water/meth possible hydrolock????

a friend of mine has a snow water meth kit on his truck, long story short the solinoids must have leaked or something. He went to start his truck and it sounded labored, once it finally started it started knocking and then made a loud clatter and shut down. he checked the water tank and it was about empty then he checked the oil and found the water. My question is, did this thing hydrolock and break something or does it sound like he has another problem?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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first thing I'd to is throw that water system in the trash, change the oil, and see what happens.

with any kind of luck, it all want into the crankcase by the rings
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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its hydralocked and if it drained most of the water out it hydroed bad. Very possible he bent a connecting rod.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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I just got off the phone with him, he said that he changed the oil and tried to crank the engine and it started but knocked very loud and ran very rough. I think the bent or broke rod may be a reality. it's a pmr engine would those rods bend or just break?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Wow, tough way to learn not to mount the tank somewhere that the water can gravity into the engine.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Wow, tough way to learn not to mount the tank somewhere that the water can gravity into the engine.
this is why if you're going to put your powerstroke on drugs,, go with nitrous. in my opinion it's much safer!!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Tell your buddy i have a spare engine forsale, cause he needs it. That engine is DONE.
 
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