'88 run into the lake and submerged 3hrs: How to repair?

[neanderpaul]

A big thing regarding any electrical component that gets wet is make sure EVERYTHING is completely dry before running juice to it.

[williamthompson]

All I can say is way to go should have got a vid of that you could have won 10,000 dollars on Americas funniest home vids. Oh BTW good luck on the rebuild..

[bravekozak]

It's a perfect excuse for an Escort carb upgrade. Or, maybe a twin carb upgrade? No ECA.

[drddan]

I get to use this again today! :smile:




7 yr old thread! C'mon Dan!

[TominMO]

Does the expression "It seemed like a good idea at the time" enter into the story?

Anyway, good luck. I'm sure it's fixable, but prob with a lot of work.

[1chrisapple]

It could be a gone'r but it is a Festiva so you can probably bring it back.
Since its an 88 and carbed you won't have an ECU to worry about.
Interior:
Open the doors and put a fan blowing through it for a couple of days.
Got to get the seat and most importantly the under dash area dry.
Engine:
1 Buy a case or two of oil.
2 remove the spark plugs
remove distributor, take off cap set the distributor in front of a fan till completely dry (couple of days)
remove air fillter
3 drain oil
replace oil filter
4 overfill with new oil and let it set for a few mins.
5 drain oil
6 if it looks milky then you still have some water in your engine
7 repeat steps 3 - 6 until oil look like it did when you poured it in
8 fill with oil and turn the engine over with the plugs out
9 drain oil
10 if it looks milky repeat steps 8 - 9 until oil look like it did when you poured it in.
11 replace oil fillter
(remember, a case of oil is a LOT cheaper the replacing the engine)
Transmission:
1 drain
2 fill
3 drive (not to far)
4 repeat 1 - 3 till fuild looks new

uhm if its factory carb then yes it has an ecu just like the efi ones

[eurotiva]

Brave is digging deep, for posts count lol

[drddan]

Brave is digging deep, for posts count lol

:laughing3:

(See post #19)

[getnpsi]

Festiva drinking game? Check your born on date of your beer and bump a thread of that day but a different year?

[drddan]

I likey!!!

...and you get to win an "Oldest Thread Of The Day" award as a bonus!!!

[zoom zoom]

I wonder if he ever got it fixed?

[muleskinner]

I wonder if he ever got it fixed?

Yay, they need to follow up on things like this.

Someone else probably owns the Festy now .... Not knowing it's been in a lake.