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Cap. Morgan

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so my 1988 runner go stuck (lets say over 2 hours) in a river with water over about half the door hight. i got it out thank god!Other than changing the oil, oil filter, the air filter/taking out the spark plugs and pushing the water out is there anything else i should do before starting it/anything i should worry about?
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Water in Xfer case, frt and rr differentials and transmission. Likely did not happen but after 2 hours I would prefer to be safe than sorry with a high dollar repair.
 
You had better make damned sure the ECM is dry. Not sure about first gen's, but the 4th gens sits near the floor against the firewall if memory serves.
 
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so far iv go new oil spark plugs air filter and oil filter. going to do the trans and diff fluids next. when i shoot the water out of the spark plugs a ton came out the first time but nothing after that. i can still hear water gurgles though... what should i do now for the engine to get ride of the water?
 
preacher35 said:
You had better make damned sure the ECM is dry. Not sure about first gen's, but the 4th gens sits near the floor against the firewall if memory serves.
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The ECM actually lives behind the glovebox on the 4th gens. But a Junction Connector that many of the ECM wires go through lives about 3" from the bottom of the floorpan on the driver's side A-Pillar section under the dash. :)
 
Cap. Morgan said:
so far iv go new oil spark plugs air filter and oil filter. going to do the trans and diff fluids next. when i shoot the water out of the spark plugs a ton came out the first time but nothing after that. i can still hear water gurgles though... what should i do now for the engine to get ride of the water?
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Shoot the cylinders full of carb cleaner and do it again. Then let it dry.

Not a big deal before you start the truck, but I'd go through all of the harnesses, motor/dash/body, and take apart and clean and dry every connector. Same for all the ground straps, all of them. If you don't, you sure as shit will develop electrical gremlins down the road.
 
Flooding a vehicle is just about the worst thing you can do to one. You've already been given good advice on what needs to be done.

Good luck.
 
Power struggle

So the truck starts and drives but having a lot of trouble with keeping power and the engine struggles. A popping sound also sometimes occurs from my air filter area, and pumping a lot of exhaust fumes out of the tail pipe. I believe that would that that be a problem with the mass air flow censor?
 
Is the check engine light on? Have you read the OBD codes?

Backfires through the intake often means ignition problems. Unburnt fuel all but confirms it. I would remove all possible ignition components and dry them using 90 pct isopropyl alcohol and a warm oven or sunlight. Replace the cap, rotor, and wires. Dry the coil, etc. Pull the plugs, see if they don't show soot or gasoline.

Maybe use a hose to thoroughly wash down the engine first; fresh clean water goes a long ways to address submersion damage.

Cap. Morgan said:
So the truck starts and drives but having a lot of trouble with keeping power and the engine struggles. A popping sound also sometimes occurs from my air filter area, and pumping a lot of exhaust fumes out of the tail pipe. I believe that would that that be a problem with the mass air flow censor?
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slapdappy said:
[MENTION=88079]afg10000[/MENTION] is the guy you wanna talk to
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/148210-sunk-4runner-x2-please-help.html

also, photos?
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photos of it now or photos of it stuck in the water. I couldn't get photos of it in the water was at night/dead phone. but pretty much was suck in the Klamath River and water up passed the battier. I found a bull frog at one point in my cab. also found out that a couple of rednecks had broke the dam to try and start a salmon run so if i didn't get it toad out then the truck would have been fully underwater by the next day
 
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So changed oil 3 times now still found water in it, did the tranny twice found water in it. Ran seafoam through the engine and gas. Had to get a new Air mass flow sensor, dried out as much of the large tubing as possible. Seats and interior still soaked/wet, sound system parts in rice bags lol. grey (possible water?) smoke dumps out of exhaust. still having a miss fire (I think thats what it is) in the air box. It only occurs when starting up the truck cold) Going to take advice and look at the ignition for that. any other ideas. you think i need to do the transfer box fluid and front/rear diff.?
 
i can still hear water gurgles though.
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Like KidVermicious stated, electrical connections. I disconnected for a bit, sprayed with cleaner and a little diaelectric grease. Thankfully never had any issues. I would pull all the carpet and interior, clean and dry. JWaldz experience may be more similar to yours. I never sucked water into my motor. Wrecked pretty much everything else, though. Another thing, the rear axle seals went out about 14 months later. That does happen but I think the rear diff having a bunch of water in it didn't help. Hope that you're able to salvage. To insurance, flood damage is instant totaled.
Andy
 
slapdappy said:
how do you break a dam?

inquired re insurance coverage?
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make the water release area larger will hammers ect. and no insurance claim since my truck fell in before it happened and they don't have proof of who did it or if the dam was deteriorating. The dams on the klamath don't stop the water just reduce it
 
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