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BroadHopper · 07-26-2008, 02:34 PM

In rare occasion, water can travel up the exhaust and enter the combustion chambers. At speed this can cause severe damage to the engine such as breaking the crankcase or throwing a piston. In my case I was idling to retreive passengers. There was not enough exhaust pressure to prevent the rogue wave from entering the exhaust. Hydro lock can also happen when water enter the intake manifold.

07-26-2008, 02:34 PM	#11
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,669 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Hydro locked. In rare occasion, water can travel up the exhaust and enter the combustion chambers. At speed this can cause severe damage to the engine such as breaking the crankcase or throwing a piston. In my case I was idling to retreive passengers. There was not enough exhaust pressure to prevent the rogue wave from entering the exhaust. Hydro lock can also happen when water enter the intake manifold. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.