[DML] Re: Possible Serious Problem?

["Sean <pugrambo@xxxx>" <pugrambo@xxxx>]

where is the "cast iron" in a PRV engine block ?
they are an alloy block and heads

you will find that driving the car that short distance will not have 
harmed the car but from the local volvo dealer you should be able to 
get a set of 6(six) plug covers that fit on your leads to cover your 
plugs and keep most of the water out of the holes and more 
importantly keep most of the dirt out as well so that when you go to 
change your plugs you won't have the dirt that has fallen in the 
holes end up in the cylinders

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dherv10@xxxx wrote:
> Scott, Cast Iron can take a lot of heat and not do any damage to 
the engine 
> block. There is a gasket that separates the two. As for the plugs, 
If you 
> have an air tank you can blow the water out or soak it out with 
rags or paper 
> towels. If the plugs and wires need to be replaced, That can be 
easily done 
> by taking a few screws out and lifting up the air flow meter about 
an inch. 
> If you have never done this, call me when your at the car and I 
can walk you 
> through it.
> John Hervey
> www.specialTauto.com
> 
> 
> << In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Scott Tester <scott@xxxx> wrote:
> > I took my DeLorean to the car wash a week ago and degreased the 
> engine with a pressure washer. After that it started sputtering 
and 
> had a severe loss in power. I pulled a few spark plug wires and 
of 
> coarse determined that the problem was water in the spark plug 
wells. 
> I knew after seeing it that I would have to disassemble the top 
of the 
> engine to replace the spark plugs and wires.
> > 
> > The possible problem is that tonight when I came back from the 
> grocery store I noticed the engine felt hotter than normal, so I 
> opened the engine bay. I was in shock as I saw that my header was 
red 
> hot, glowing in the dark of my garage! Have I damaged the engine 
by 
> driving it just a few miles in this condition? I'm pretty sure 
it's 
> just fuel building up and then burning hotter in one or more of 
the 
> cylinders that doesn't fire every revolution. But I'm worried it 
might 
> have warped or damaged the engine in some way!
> > 
> > Has anyone else experienced this? I checked the archives and 
all I 
> could find was mentions of a leaking header gasket causing the 
> "glowing header".
> > >>