Diesel + water = SMOKE???

Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney. NSW Australia

Hey all, quick question, took a mates lil brother out for a quick play in the mud tonight (he got his Ps today), after playin round for a bit, and b4 i could stop him, he fired off down a little trail towards a long deep rutted boghole fulla water, made it about a carlength in and stopped dead with all 4 wheels in the air, water up2 the headlights and yeah

Question is, we had a small amount of oil come out from under it while we were puttin the ropes on, and when we got it out it was pumping out black smoke, the cars a stock 85 diesel lux.... it seemed to clear itself out a bit by the time we got it home, but is still blowin a bit of smoke, it didnt stall in the puddle........... any ideas???

Cheers

Ryan

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Exhast has prob filled with water and flushed a lot of carbon out.
Did you check if the airfilter was full of water?

Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney. NSW Australia

nah havent checked it over yet, it seemed to run ok when we got it home, just idled a little rough?? just wanted to make sure he hasnt done any damage....... the GQ is fine tho Laughing

just seemed to be blowing a heap of black smoke like a truck does when its at full noise etc, but slowly got better?

Cheers

Ryan

Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Location: perth west australia

Bitch slap him next time .If a diesel gets a gut full of water it will self destruct. Sounds like you were lucky.

Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney. NSW Australia

yea thats what i was tryin to tell him over the cb, but he was goin 2 fast to stop anyway, prolly good thing that there wasnt a car body dumped in the puddle hey lol

Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney

your not talking bout the nice long mud puddle at jacksons are you the one you gotta drive down turn around and come back through,

Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney. NSW Australia

nah i dont know any way into jacksons now Crying or Very sad

unless you know a way in??? night run.... ? Twisted Evil

this was at the dropzone at mt pleasant, lotsa bogholes in there hehehe

Cheers

Ryan

Joined: 31 May 2003 Location: BrisVegas

first of all check the airbox and the drainage.

Also check your glowplugs and injectors as well
and check the compression on each cylinders.

I've sucked a gut ful of water before and had a lot of smoke on my landcruiser. Result fully rebuilt now.

Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Location: Kurrajong Heights, NSW.

You can get into Jacksons Lane (legally) via the gate at Yellowmundie - closer to Richmond than Emu Plains - there is a 5km dirt track along the powerlines to get you back to the Jacksions Lane that you know.

Cheers.

Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: Sydney. NSW Australia

wheres that gate at?? i dont think itd be legal but tho cause theres locked gates everywhere else Question

Cheers

Ryan

Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Location: Kurrajong Heights, NSW.

It is definately legal.

The gate is on Springwood road, near the bends. The gate is sometimes locked, but usually during bushfire season. There are no problems accessing Jacksons Lane via the powerlines.