Richie22 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 who said that water damages ya engine? took car out yesterday and ma bro drove his into a deep puddle and guess what? it fires up and works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataMatrix Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 who said that water damages ya engine? took car out yesterday and ma bro drove his into a deep puddle and guess what? it fires up and works! It may work, but if the water got into your carb and then into the engine, there could be grit or dirt scratching the piston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Agreed with the above. It may run, but it's not something i'd keep on doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie22 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 took cars out today they run mint. nwt wrong wiht them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrorhys Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 It will take time to brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie22 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 didnt think nitro engines was that strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush-evo Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 It will take time to brake Lmao! That made me laugh becuase its just so.. Random? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataMatrix Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 took cars out today they run mint. nwt wrong wiht them The damage isn't always immediately apparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockers Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 if you run a engine in damp condtions it will get a little more bhp - water vapour gets into the engine and doesnt compress, it increase the compression in the engine and small more power, not alot and tinyest bit of water, water isnt always bad just most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 if those bearings rusted when it was turned off you're in for a shock one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Water+metal = Rust Idealy you should of got that engine out - striped it and sloshed it in WD40 and ARO Clean the filter Put the carb in a sonic cleaner And rebuild it If the water was mucky - the filter MAY have saved you Technically the engines can run underwater - but will have heat issues and u'd need a BIG snorkel Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 It may work, but if the water got into your carb and then into the engine, there could be grit or dirt scratching the piston. if the air filter can filter grit from air it can certainly do it in water. its the water itself is the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 landrovers go completly under water, ther combustion engines too and they dont have to be striped down afterwards as long as no water goes down the snorkal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Exactly. A snorkel. A nitro engine doesn't have one, making it far easier for water to enter the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCChris Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Exactly, if your air filter gets wet enough you WILL get water in the engine. This can cause internal rust if not treated. Going through the odd puddle ain't gonna kill you, but I wouldn't want to get much water in the engine. Hence why you can buy air filters with a plastic shield to prevent water getting in to them in damp conditions. That should tell you it's a bad idea to get water in the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Exactly, if your air filter gets wet enough you WILL get water in the engine. This can cause internal rust if not treated. Going through the odd puddle ain't gonna kill you, but I wouldn't want to get much water in the engine. Hence why you can buy air filters with a plastic shield to prevent water getting in to them in damp conditions. That should tell you it's a bad idea to get water in the engine. Im now realy going to throw the cat amongest the pigions One of my Dads hobbies is tethered hyrdos and pritty much every time they finish there run or they go in, the engines fill up with water. They dont use filters at all and they never have and problems with rust or bearing going. Its all about the way you look after ur engine once they get there boats back to the bank there the engines cleaned out with wd40 or the like then they flush that out with fresh fuel and go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 lol sorry but this is one of the funniest threads i've read. Wait till a decent size of water goes in the carb and in the engine, what do you think will happen when the piston returns to TDC and tries compressing the water with the water having no where to go? Driving through puddles i always done with off road cars, 80% if you have the shell on only a bit of spray gets inside the shell, but if you go in deep and sub merge the car then its going to cut out and theres a chance you could of damaged the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Dont get me wrong ive seen lots of engines go bang bent conrods evend1 go through a crank case but these are only once in a blue moon things that happen most of the time they are totals fine and carry on racing ive seen more coplings and tail shafts brake than engines go bang cos of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Look, if water goes in a engine, its not good. it causes problems to put it bluntly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 high humidity is good, but liquid water is bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 high humidity is good, but liquid water is bad! there is a peak point in there Too little or way TOOO much can be a performance hamperer And i'll tell u my little story about a hot engine and a BIG puddle!! ZIGGY STORY TIME!! One day ziggy was out thrashing his Rush Evo with a OS .18 Engine in it Where ziggy was - had rained previously so it was wet and puddle like Ziggy decided to drive his car through the puddle, didnt realise how deep it was Ziggy's car was heavily submerged - but the carb did remain above water The water around the engine bubbled heavily - and the engine struggled then died Ziggy never got that engine running, the hot to very quickly cold factor had hyper-contracted the metal = Cheesing the bearing up = Binnable engine except for the warrenty! So do take care with puddles - it can cause not only internal damage but possible long term damage Small shallow ones aint probably gonna hurt - it'd evaporate off pretty quickly Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 water and engine dont mix lol, my car flipped on a jump (i wasnt paying attention and held the throttle open) it over rotated and landed upside down in a puddle. It was like 50 meters away so i had to run for my life to get to it...but it was too late the engine had died, the filter had absorbed like 10lts of water (jk ). The filter did its job and kept crap out of the carb, however the engine was soaked with water. It took a dramatic strip down and reoiling to get it up and running again. However the engine doesnt have as much poke as before, may be a coincidence but can neverbe sure Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3lyc Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Exactly. A snorkel. A nitro engine doesn't have one, making it far easier for water to enter the engine. Tell that to Mr T's Hot Bodies lightning GTX 2, which uses the air pickup at the front for the air filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Tell that to Mr T's Hot Bodies lightning GTX 2, which uses the air pickup at the front for the air filter. To a degree As the model moves the air is been forced into the air intake Where as a snorkel - is changing air direction completly.... Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 To a degree As the model moves the air is been forced into the air intake Where as a snorkel - is changing air direction completly.... Ziggy i once saw a plan defender that could drive the whole way under a lake because the air intake was floated on the water attatched via pipes to the engine, it was ingenious but useless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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