The Drunk IT Guy

Last Thursday the remnants of a tropical storm flooded Houston pretty badly. Freeways where shut down, cars where under water, it was just a big mess..

While I was a work my apartments parking lot flooded as well. I suppose the storm drain got stopped up. And as a result my 8's back right floorboard ended up about 6 inches deep in water.

I spent several hours on Saturday bailing water, wringing towels, and blasting air through it with an electric leaf blower. It's still a bit damp, but it's mostly dry. Lots of weird electrical stuff happened. My dome lights would flicker sporadically, a few idiot-lights came on in the cluster, but they've all gone away except for one. My horn doesn't work..

Could this be a fuse?

Do you guys know of any good methods to complete the drying?

I'm considering buying some Quick-Dry, and leaving a bucket of the stuff in the car for a while.. I cant leave the windows or sunroof open as it rains literally every day..

SureShot

Fans & a hair dryer.

Spray CRC 2-26 contact cleaner on any electricals & chase it in with an air blast.

Haze

Man, your 8 is having a really hard time.

Detailers often dry the interior of cars by turning them on, closing the windows and turning the heat up full blast.

Yes, the horn could be a fuse. I guess that you already started the car, but it is often best after flooding to try and make sure that the electrical system is as dry as possible before turning the key to prevent shorting.

Best of luck

ProCharger GT

That sucks.....good luck man.

mike73737

What about insurance? I thought they usually totaled out flooded cars?

lone_wolf025

That's if the entire car was flooded (think Katrina cars). A little water getting inside the car isn't TOO bad. Worry when water gets into drivetrain components.

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

Unplug your battery for now... That should have been the first thing to do.