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chrisp333
12-04-2003, 07:47 PM
was out tearin' it up the other day and came across a pretty big puddle in the path. i slowed to go through it and as soon as i got a 1/4 the way thruogh my front tires sank 3 feet and i got thinking that i cant turn around or pull myself out so i went for it. finally my tires were spinning for about 5 minutes and i decided there was no way i was riding out i left off the throttle and the water went imediatly down the exhaust and it stalled. so i pulled myself out and there was no way i was pushing the bike that far home so i startyed it up. is there a chance water got into the jug and can this really f**k with anything???:mad:
BBW
12-04-2003, 07:55 PM
If it started right up the answer would be No. Even if you had to pull the plug and pump a little water out of the cylinder your probably okay. The single best thing you did was start it although next time I would first pull the plug and turn it over to ensure your not trying to compress water. If this had been the case you would still be walking.
2004TRX450R
12-04-2003, 08:14 PM
If it is running then you are OK. You just don't want to start it with water in the cylender and have it hydro lock. That will bend rods and such and then it wouldn't run.
JOEX
12-04-2003, 08:25 PM
Probably a good idea to change the oil and filter.

Joe
chrisp333
12-04-2003, 08:34 PM
oil and filter,... ill do that ... can anything go wrong with the carb?
JOEX
12-04-2003, 08:56 PM
Did any water get sucked into the airbox? If so might not be a bad idea to at least remove the drain plug. If it was dirty silty water you may want to remove and fully clean the carb.

Joe
Narly R
12-04-2003, 09:06 PM
Ya oil and filter would be a good idea. Clean the carb. Did it start right back up, and ever cut out at all?
chrisp333
12-04-2003, 09:07 PM
no it started right back up and ran great the rest of the day. although havnt gone riding in a week of so.
2004TRX450R
12-05-2003, 01:31 AM
Good call on the oil and filter. You can check it and see if it is milky at all. If not it is probably OK but still not bad insurance to change it anyway. If the water gets into the air box it really can't clog up the carb very well other than the air bleeds. If it was running fine there probably isn't any problems with the carb.
chrisp333
12-05-2003, 06:43 AM
THANK YOU
cals400ex
12-05-2003, 04:07 PM
might want to clean the air filter too if H20 was in the airbox.
hondafox440
12-05-2003, 07:01 PM
I would not have waited a week to do this. If I flooded my machine I would have it apart as soon as I got home to prevent rust...