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Old 01-27-2022, 09:41 PM
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SNOW IN ENGIN..Help!

I will try and tell this in hopes all my devoted work did just end with comen sense mistake. Here we go. I repaird my car and this led into the eve. the next day it snowed. I said well cant work on the car today. In doing so a tow company left a red tag saying they would be towing at 1pm the next day as it was an IMOBELiZED VEHICLE. I went and called the number and they said we dont tow that complex. I then went and left a very large note stating my car is now off the stand I am in the midst of finishing up what is needed please do not tow my car. it ended with my name and phone number. let me preface this next move was done from worry I had lost one vehicle to this complex tow company once before and had to turn over my title because it was in there for like 3 weeks I had 2 cars and i just never noticed it was missing..

Well this is where my msitake may have cost me the car. I am an IDIOT! I went down to try and at least warm the car and move it to another area in the complex so they can clearly tell this is not an imobilized car. I had to just connect up the battery and a few more hose lines to intake area and done. It was still snowing and i would say at least a quarter inch blew int the engin bay. I went to turn over the vehicle like 6 times. I thought what the hell. I thought maybe my battery is worn down from all this attempts. I realized 6 hours later why the car wont start. I never re connected the plugs as i had new coils that where not installed so I was like YAY for me and here i start to cry.
I know this is alot for anyone to read and come up with a solution .I have researched on line but cannot find an idot issue as to what i had done. Just alot of what cold weather and snow in your tail pipe kind of stuff can do. Thank you in advance for any time you take on this.

2005 A/T 9143 miles
PHASE 4 of completing.
New starter
new ignition cables plugs
complet oil change with oil catch can
all new air mod
flushing of cooling system.

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Old 01-27-2022, 10:48 PM
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What is the actual problem? Snow isn't going to hurt anything, sweep what you can off the alternator maybe.

Are you saying the snow went inside the spark plug holes? How much could possibly have gotten in? You can turn the engine over by hand or with light bumps of the starter, though since you've been trying to start it for a while sounds like we're past that point..
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no plugs where in already. I guess i was freaking cause enough snow blanketed the engine that i felt will turn into water which would mess up possible circuts. i will go down now and dust away any snow in the bay now...thank you for gving me some relief....ther was just the manifold that was open but i had it connected just not tightend at the time snow was coming inside. the reason why it wouldnt start is i forgot to hook up the cords to the coils. ....thanks again
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So probably trying to start it without coils connected to plugs flooded the engine, you`ll want to google deflooding procedure when head down there. It`s also not great for the coils to be trying to fire without a plug attached, but see where you get with starting it. For the snow.. dust off what you can, make sure the ECU and fuse boxes are clear and locked up.
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a little snow in the bay wont hurt anything. ive had coolant all over my engine bay before and have also washed it
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OP's first post felt like an episode of Seinfeld's Kramer.
Well I hope it all ends well for you bud.
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it did and past two days i have been carefully cleaning carb took apart the orig air intake and washed it (the other system would have been a flop as it was not a system that went through the front bumper.; im just glad that it is gonna be okay. haha seinfeld more like the absent minded proffessor ..some old movie..haha. thanks for the slap in the face from hysterical person;. haha your great sir
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