How much water can we take on?
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How much water can we take on?
Hey all. I live in SC near the coast. We have a lot of rain coming and high chance for tornados. If I get an inch or two of water in the garage, that won't harm the car right? How many inches would it take to be a problem? Have the option to grab rhino ramps to back the car up onto and get the engine higher.... Maybe I should do that?
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Have the option to grab rhino ramps to back the car up onto and get the engine higher.... Maybe I should do that?
Obviously you want the exhaust to be above the water. But, a hydro-locked engine is way-more recoverable than shorted computers, water-logged wiring harnesses and mold in every interior nook and cranny.
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You can also disconnect the battery if you're worried about the risk of a shorted system. That certainly won't prevent all electrical problems but it would eliminate one type of failure.
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Even without ramps, you can jack up each corner one at a time and place solid bricks, boards, cinder blocks, or the like under each tire and buy yourself another 4 to 6 inches of safety. I've gotten so I prefer doing this to using jack stands in most wheel-on work under the car since it's cheap and doesn't leave any risk of the car falling... a paranoia of mine. If you just raise one end, like just the engine, the other end of the car will tilt lower so it'd be best to lift the whole thing.
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