powerstroke went in river......
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Mountain Pass
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From: parkersburg usa
powerstroke went in river......
So to make a day bad my 2000 f350 6 speed 4inch exhause 6637 filter hutch mod programmer 280k miles rolled into the floodwaters today the e brake failed and down the hill she went the water was almost to the top of the headlights in front and 4 inches over the back bumer interior full up to were u sit on the seat got it pulled out and towed to dealer as i have full coverage. i hit the key wen i got it out and it rolled the stoped the rolled again so im suer there is water in the cylinders. it has a 6 inch lift on it so that realy helped it. what should i do im worried they will want to fix it could that be done? the trans transfer front rear end computerr were all submerged for a few hours. also what about green death corosion on all the wires and conections. ? any sugestions apreciated. insurance adjuster is suppose to caLL me tonmorrow. thanks
chris
chris
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From: Canyon Lake TX
That sucks. Good Luck. If they do fix it, make sure you let the dealer know you are worried about the green death. try to get them to replace all carpet and seats, dont want to smell mildew for years to come.
did you get pictures of it in the river. Just morbid curiosity. Sorry.
did you get pictures of it in the river. Just morbid curiosity. Sorry.
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sorry to hear that man, that sucks. i work at a salvage yard and well will fix stuff thats rolled over and sell them, but we have never fixed a flooded vehicle. its realy a pain.
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If they decide to total it, make sure you have a conversation with the adjuster about the value of your mods. No extra money for the 4" exhaust? Tell him you'd like to pull it off before they take it. I had a 99 that got totaled. Took off the Ranch hand bumpers, steps, tool box, head ache rack, bed rail covers, and they only knocked $100 off the claim. I've put these same parts on my current truck.
Edit: Did the cable snap, or did the brakes just slip? You've got me thinking now since I might one day be in the same situation.
Edit: Did the cable snap, or did the brakes just slip? You've got me thinking now since I might one day be in the same situation.
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Mountain Pass
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no pics 911 called and said truck was in the river it was half way out when i got there. water is up like 15 feet due to recent rain were it was at is useually the river bank if river was normal it wuld have just rolled into a tree still not good tho. the ebrake foot pedal broke it wont stay down now if i push it down it may stay or may pop back up.
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ok i heard from the dealer today and they said it started up and ran fine. i dont see how as the computer was under water for over a hour they acted like flush the fluids and it will be fine. in my opinion anything submerged should be replaced. computer wireing harness sensors etc. it was muddy gritty water too. what should i do or say they said they will have it in for a full evaluation in a day or too like i said water was up too bottom of seat so everythin below was under water for over a hour thats culda drastically shortened the life of my new cluch and throwout bearing new wheel bearings brakes and god only knows what else
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ok i heard from the dealer today and they said it started up and ran fine. i dont see how as the computer was under water for over a hour they acted like flush the fluids and it will be fine. in my opinion anything submerged should be replaced. computer wireing harness sensors etc. it was muddy gritty water too. what should i do or say they said they will have it in for a full evaluation in a day or too like i said water was up too bottom of seat so everythin below was under water for over a hour thats culda drastically shortened the life of my new cluch and throwout bearing new wheel bearings brakes and god only knows what else
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The problem is, will the air bags go off in an accident. Ask the insurance co. to sign a paper saying they are taking full responsibility for the safety features. Might help you get it totaled.
This is not legal advise, just what I would be worried about.
This is not legal advise, just what I would be worried about.
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I wouldn't accept it unless you get some kind of agreement that as Miller_feed said, all safety items are OK and, I wouldn't sign a final agreement unlees it gives you some time, like 6 months or whatever you can get, to make sure nothing fails due to this. Water can seap into the weirdest places and take time before the damage is done.