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 Post subject: Re: floods!
PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:48 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: floods!
PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:51 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
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That is not what usually happens. When the water is sucked in through the air intake the bores get flooded. The valves close on the compression stroke so there is nowhere for the water to go and because it doesn't compress the con rods usually break and if you are lucky they don't go through the side of the engine. Either way though the engine is fooked.



Expensive decision by the driver either way.

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 Post subject: Re: floods!
PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:38 pm 
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You are all heart. A mother of 3 young children and you think I should put her out of work 5 weeks before Christmas.


shes put herself out of work..

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 Post subject: Re: floods!
PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 7:22 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
You are all heart. A mother of 3 young children and you think I should put her out of work 5 weeks before Christmas.


shes put herself out of work..

behave.

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 Post subject: Re: floods!
PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:59 pm 
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It's sucked the water in and bent some valves then.[/quote]
That is not what usually happens. When the water is sucked in through the air intake the bores get flooded. The valves close on the compression stroke so there is nowhere for the water to go and because it doesn't compress the con rods usually break and if you are lucky they don't go through the side of the engine. Either way though the engine is fooked.[/quote]

40 million quids of flood defences cut by the Torys now reap the benefit :badgrin: :badgrin:

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 Post subject: Re: floods!
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grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
You are all heart. A mother of 3 young children and you think I should put her out of work 5 weeks before Christmas.


shes put herself out of work..

behave.


He wouldnt know how too #-o

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 Post subject: Re: floods!
PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:57 am 
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trotskys twin wrote:
It's sucked the water in and bent some valves then.

That is not what usually happens. When the water is sucked in through the air intake the bores get flooded. The valves close on the compression stroke so there is nowhere for the water to go and because it doesn't compress the con rods usually break and if you are lucky they don't go through the side of the engine. Either way though the engine is fooked.[/quote]

40 million quids of flood defences cut by the Torys now reap the benefit :badgrin: :badgrin:[/quote]
The problem here is that we have become complacent because of our flood defences. Most roads and places that used to flood don't anymore. There are however some places that do still flood and if you don't usually travel those roads you can get caught out.

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