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11-15-2002, 05:08 PM

We had an Accord come into the shop the other day, drove through a puddle of water and blew the # 3 rod completely out of the block. I agree, the filter has to be totally under water, but remember, the normal engine runs like 20 in/Hg which means that the vaccum created will pull mercury 20 inches up a tube. Water is less dense and so the same vaccum will pull water about 20 feet up the same tube. So for ~$50.00 I'd rather loose 2 hp than the motor.

Andy

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11-15-2002, 05:08 PM	#1
Frost GS-T Posts: n/a	We had an Accord come into the shop the other day, drove through a puddle of water and blew the # 3 rod completely out of the block. I agree, the filter has to be totally under water, but remember, the normal engine runs like 20 in/Hg which means that the vaccum created will pull mercury 20 inches up a tube. Water is less dense and so the same vaccum will pull water about 20 feet up the same tube. So for ~$50.00 I'd rather loose 2 hp than the motor. Andy