HELP!!!! Water in my spark plug holes, how do i dry out?

[ballmode]

HELPP!!!!!

I have water in my spark plug cylinders!!! What would be the easiest way to dry it out?

I wanted to clean my engine bay. I covered the alternator good, just didn't realize that water would seep under the spark plugs so easily. I drove around it almost died on me, before you know it I'm running on 1-2 cylinders.

At least I got some stuff cleaned

Picture of hole w/water

 

[Cattlegod]

easiest? let it evaporate.

 

[NatePo717]

1. Open hood.
2. .......
3. Profit!

 

[ViviTheMage]

rofl, water ?

good luck!!!

Wait it out .... sunlamp near the hole to evaporate it quicker ?

 

[BillGates]

shop vac near the water - we did it with a boat motor last summer

 

[NuclearNed]

shop vac and/or hair dryer?

 

[iamwiz82]

More details. In the cylinder or only sitting above the spark plug?

EDIT: And when this has happened to me I used a drinking straw

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

straw - suck it all up

 

[Fiat1]

You have a bigger problem with the block than with the spark plug cylinders.

 

[nakedfrog]

Acetylene torch?

 

[ballmode]

It is in the spark plug cylinder, not the engine.

 

[ballmode]

I'll go take pics!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: ballmode
It is in the spark plug cylinder, not the engine.

You mean there's water where the spark plug normally is?

To make it easier to understand, what exactly happened?

 

[ballmode]

w/pix now

 

[EagleKeeper]

Based on your pic/diagrams, the water is not in the cylinder.
Water is not going to get into the cylinder if the plugs were seated properly.

I think you would be best to just start the engine and let the natural heat evaporate the moisture.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Turn your car upside down to drain.

Personally, though when people do that to my engine, I just let it evaporate.

 

[ballmode]

The car will start but barely run on 2 cylinders...

 

[radioouman]

Nice. Don't wash your engine next time.

Just start the engine and let it get hot.

 

[crab]

Drive it and let it dry up.

 

[ballmode]

Got it working!

 

[isekii]

Alcohol ?

 

[Crucial]

blow it out with an air compressor

 

[ballmode]

Well I did have it working but the throttle response sucks. Engine shakes alot too... any suggestions?

 

[john49]

Yes, it still is damp, it will dry out itself given time, or else pull the spark plug boots off the plugs, shoot boots with WD40 inside, and also down into holes and over spark plugs, may take awhile to dry being they are way down in there

 

[Eli]

I'd suck it out with a syringe.