I have water in the carborator, but I dont know if I can turn on the car with out causing damage?
2007-02-12 04:03:22 · 4 answers · asked by acat408 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
this depends on what you mean by water in the carburetor.
if water went down the carburetor:
turning the engine over can cause damage depending on how much. this can cause a hydrostatic lock. if this is what happened its easy to fix just remove all spark plugs and turn engine over a few times. This will blow the water out.
if there was a lot of water in the gas tank and got inside of the carburetor:
first clean out gas tank and replace fuel filter. take carburetor off and empty it.
if there was a small amount of water just add a can of heet to the gas tank. this will disperse the water.
2007-02-12 05:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Sundew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's cold enough, it freezes and expands, ruining your carburetor. If not, you drain the water out. Some have a drain plug towards the bottom. from both sides if it's a 4 barrel. Then you fill it with gasoline since it won't run on water. Then you fix whatever problem allowed water to get there in the first place.
2007-02-12 12:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With water in the fuel the car would run terribly and eventually stall. Try adding some dry gas to the fuel and then clean out the carb and place a little new fuel in the carb itself before starting.
2007-02-12 12:13:25 · answer #3 · answered by richardmckee7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car may start but will shut off immediately. Sometimes if will not start at all.
2007-02-12 12:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by liemus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋