flooded :/

[mike85]

I let a couple guys borrow my 05' Honda Aquatrax R12X over the weekend, and they launched it with one of the plugs out, left it in the water overnight at the marina, so when they went to get it the next days the hull was flooded. Now it wont start. i replaced the battery(assuming it died due to the auto bilge running), but still nothing. I get a single click when i try to start it. Yall think its the solinoid? How likely is it that water got in the engine? It's a 1235 cc 4 stroke w/turbo.

 

[bigdaddypt]

Re: flooded :/

To see if water got in the motor, remove the dipstick and see if the oil is milky. If it is, there is some water in there, so drain it and put more oil in until you can get it turning over. Jump the solenoid to see if it turns the starter over...if so, replace solenoid. It's very possible that water got on the starter and ruined it.