so far I have done a complete inspection of the underside and checked the CV boots (slid them off and found no water added some CV grease and re-clamped), checked all electrical connections, i am replacing the front crumple tubes (damaged), drained oil and replaced, I have a friend with a carpet machine who is comming to do the carpets (i didnt think about the mold). I dried outh the cooling fan motors and blew them out (there wasnt much there), trans gear oil was ok, I am changing the wheel bearings soon anyway (after the head gaskets), I guess we'll see... I have flooded a few jeeps and do the same procedure for them too... Darkstar -----Original Message----- From: David Teitelbaum [mailto:jtrealty@xxxx] Sent: March 11, 2003 7:33 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: deloreans do float... Most of the damage caused by deep water won't be noticed for a while. You should remove all of the carpets and dry completly to eliminate any mildew. You should regrease EVERYTHING under the car. Inspect the C/V joints or better yet regrease them too. Make sure no water is trapped inside the frame like inside the crumple tubes and the engine mounts. Clean all of the grounding points. Expect things to go bad like the horns, cooling fan motors, and starter. This won't happen soon so you won't connect the flooding with the failures but it will happen. Change the engine oil and trans fluid too. Any wiring plugs that where low enough to get wet should be opened, cleaned and reseated. Ditto for any bulbs like the front parking lights and directionals and side markers. You might want to consider making an insurance claim for this if you have the coverage (in that case call the broker for an adjuster before doing ANYTHING). The sooner you get to it the less damage and corrosion there will be. Treat this as seriously as you can as this will cause a lot of damage. It could also cause the wheel bearings to die prematurely because the grease got washed out. Flooding can do a lot of damage but it is invisible and doesn't happen quickly like a fire. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Darkstar" <darkstarmedia@xxxx> wrote: > well I thought that I would relate a story. a few weeks ago in calif. we had > a big rain storm. on my way back to work I hit some slow moving cars and > was rather pissed cause I was late. well I noticed the small puddle was > getting deeper and deeper and soon found the reason for traffic... a river > had formed running across the road. cause it was too late to stop and I To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/